Lead Security Systems Solutions Engineer

Join a high-impact security engineering team focused on shaping the architecture, integrations, and technical direction of a complex physical security ecosystem. This role blends hands-on systems expertise with program leadership, giving you the opportunity to guide projects from intake through delivery while supporting innovation across access control, video security, visitor management, automation, and data workflows.
Responsibilities

• Own the design and technical direction of security systems and integrations so they scale effectively and securely with business needs.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, build proofs of concept, and help drive adoption of new tools and capabilities.
• Set technical standards and architectural patterns while ensuring security and data protection requirements are met.
• Act as a subject matter expert for escalations involving access control, video security, analytics, and related platforms.
• Serve as the primary intake point for security engineering work, triaging requests and aligning priorities.
• Lead discovery and scoping discussions to translate business goals into practical technical solutions.
• Assign and oversee projects through completion, helping ensure delivery stays on track, within scope, and aligned to priorities.
• Manage program-level planning, including roadmap visibility, dependencies, workload balance, and status updates.
• Identify and communicate technical, operational, and security risks early in the process.
• Build and maintain integrations between security platforms and enterprise systems, including legacy environments.
• Design data workflows that support reporting, analytics, and business intelligence.
• Drive automation and process improvements to reduce repetitive manual work.
• Support upgrades, enhancements, migrations, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis to help maintain uptime.
• Maintain clear documentation, diagrams, SOPs, and training materials.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders and present complex technical concepts in a clear, approachable way.

Skills

• 8+ years of experience programming and administering enterprise, multi-site physical security systems.
• 3+ years of experience in an architecture or technical leadership role.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise access control, video management systems (VMS), and visitor management platforms.
• Strong project and program management skills, including intake, scoping, prioritization, and delivery of multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Experience building proofs of concept and making technology selection recommendations.
• Ability to mentor engineers and support technical decision-making.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical partners.
• Strong ownership, organization, and problem-solving abilities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Skills

• Genetec Synergis SC-STC-001 and/or SC-ETC-001 certification.
• Experience in studio production, entertainment, or technology environments.
• Familiarity with cloud camera analytics and AI-enabled security tools.
• Experience supporting integrations across security, IT, and enterprise business systems.

Horizontal Talent is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences and encourage you to apply if your skills and perspective can help us solve meaningful challenges.
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