AECOM is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer — Security and Surveillance

Position Overview The Senior Systems Engineer - Security and Surveillance serves as a technical advisor and subject matter expert (SME) for a large-scale, enterprise video surveillance and physical security environment. This role provides strategic guidance, engineering oversight, and hands-on expertise to ensure 24/7 system reliability, security compliance, and optimal analytics performance across the organization’s security systems infrastructure. Key Responsibilities • Serve as the technical advisor and program SME for enterprise Video Management Systems (VMS) and security platforms. • Provide expert guidance on video analytics configuration, tuning, validation, and optimization. • Support oversight of Windows Server infrastructure, including patching strategies, monitoring, hardening, and capacity planning. • Recommend and support database maintenance, index optimization, and performance improvements to ensure system stability and scalability. • Maintain and review site IP matrices, network diagrams, and as-built documentation. • Advise on and evaluate third-party system integrations and cross-system data bridges (e.g., access control, emergency communications, analytics platforms). • Act as the technical liaison between engineering teams, field technicians, and vendors; provide guidance on hardware compatibility and deployment coordination. • Support development of technical reports, operational documentation, and training materials for internal and external stakeholders. • Advise on spare parts inventory strategy, lifecycle planning, and downtime mitigation approaches. • Provide escalation-level engineering support during critical incidents or system outages.