Senior Physical Security Systems Engineer

The role

The Senior Physical Security Systems Engineer owns the standards, SLAs, and performance of the physical security technology stack. This person sets deployment standards, validates systems, and manages the configuration and lifecycle of the stack once sites go live.

What you will do

• Set and own physical security systems standards for the Design and Construction team
• Validate systems at acceptance and own operational handoff into production
• Define and own SLAs for platform availability, camera uptime, access control, and alarm quality
• Operate access control, video management, intrusion detection, visitor management, and incident platforms
• Build and maintain integrations across the stack with Ontic, Active Directory, and mass notification
• Script automation for health monitoring, SLA reporting, and lifecycle tasks
• Partner with Network Engineering, IT, and OT on VLAN segmentation, bandwidth, and device hardening
• Own firmware strategy, patch management, device lifecycle, and tech refresh
• Ensure systems generate audit evidence for SOC 2, ISO 27001, NERC CIP, and customer requirements
• Coordinate with GSOC, Intelligence Analyst, Protective Operations, and IT

Required qualifications

• 7+ years operating enterprise physical security systems at operator depth
• Hands-on fluency with access control platforms (Lenel, Genetec, Genea, or similar system)
• Hands-on fluency with video management systems (Genetec, Milestone, Ambient, or similar system)
• Strong IT and networking fluency including VLAN segmentation, bandwidth planning, cert management, Active Directory integration, firmware and patch strategy, and device hardening
• Experience setting operational standards and SLAs across distributed, multi-site operations
• Strong written and verbal communication across technical and executive audiences
• Ability to collaborate across GSOC, Protective Operations, Intelligence, Design and Construction, IT, and Network Engineering
• Ability to travel domestically approximately 20–35%
• Ability to respond outside normal business hours when significant situations require support

Nice to have

• Hyperscale data center, critical infrastructure, power generation, or technology environment experience
• NERC CIP compliance experience
• Advanced scripting, API, or automation experience applied to physical security systems
• Prior experience at Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Equinix, Digital Realty, CyrusOne, Vantage, Tesla, SpaceX, Apple, or a peer organization
• Vendor-side or integrator-side senior engineering experience
• Military signals, communications, OT engineering, or physical security MOS translation
• Certifications: PSP, CPP, platform-specific (Genetec, Lenel, Milestone, Verkada, Ambient), or network (CCNA, Security+, or peer)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity packages
• Restricted Stock Units
• Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
• Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
• Employer contributions to HSA account
• Paid parental leave
• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Professional development & tuition reimbursement
• Mental health & wellness support
• Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
• Cell phone stipend
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary

About the company

Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company that owns and operates each layer of the stack to power AI workloads. They use an energy-first approach to solve power bottlenecks for AI compute.