Security Design & Engineering Lead

Location: Remote in the USA, with full-time onsite expectations at the San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston offices except for bi-weekly WFH Fridays; exceptions may be considered for exceptional candidates outside these hubs.

Company

hirify.global develops and operates sites requiring physical security design for new builds, retrofits, offices, factories, and data centers.

What you will do

• Own security system design and author complete construction documentation, including basis of design documents, plans, schedules, wiring details, rack elevations, one-line diagrams, and Division 28 specifications.
• Design video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection, access control wiring, interlocks, gates, turnstiles, overhead doors, and related integrations.
• Prepare power, environmental, network, fiber, bandwidth, and storage requirements for IP-based security devices.
• Coordinate security designs with architectural, civil, electrical, telecommunications, structural, mechanical, fire alarm, plumbing, and landscape disciplines.
• Build and maintain security design standards and facility-type templates using Milestone and Gallagher, while adapting designs to customer and tenant requirements and other platforms.
• Review and mark up integrator and contractor submittals and shop drawings in Bluebeam Revu, then hand off approved designs for implementation and commissioning.

Requirements

• 3–6+ years of experience designing physical security systems, including video surveillance, access control, and intrusion detection.
• Experience authoring complete security construction document sets with plans, schedules, typical and wiring details, one-line diagrams, rack elevations, and Division 28 specifications.
• CAD proficiency with AutoCAD or an equivalent tool and the ability to produce construction-grade drawings.
• Ability to read and mark up construction drawings and specifications.
• Experience coordinating security design with other design disciplines and trades.
• Working knowledge of IP networking for security devices, including PoE, VLANs, fiber, bandwidth, and storage.

Nice to have

• Experience designing for data center environments, including colocation entry points, equipment rooms, and fiber backbones.
• Experience designing across multiple enterprise VMS and access control platforms; Milestone and Gallagher experience is a plus.
• Experience in industrial or energy environments.
• Revit or BIM experience and Bluebeam Revu proficiency.
• PSP, RCDD, or comparable certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a primarily remote arrangement in the USA.
• Full-time onsite work is expected at the San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston hubs, except for bi-weekly WFH Fridays.
• Exceptional candidates living outside the company hubs may be considered by exception.