USA_Senior Security Engineer

VARITE INC is a telecommunications consulting company seeking a Senior Security Engineer to manage and oversee a global physical security initiative. The role involves coordinating program execution, planning, and ensuring adherence to technical standards across multiple regions and office locations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a global physical security program plan, including timelines, milestones, and dependencies across regions (NA, EMEA, APAC, LATAM)
• Support the creation of a project team model vs. a business-as-usual (BAU) operating model, clarifying roles, handoffs, and escalation paths
• Coordinate phased deployment strategies for: customer locations, New builds and office expansions
• Support regional vendor selection efforts, including: Defining scope expectations for regional integrators, Participating in vendor evaluations and performance reviews, and Identifying risks and gaps with current vendors (e.g., Convergent, Pavion)
• Coordinate vendor activities during deployment to ensure adherence to customer standards, timelines, and quality expectations
• Act as a central point of coordination between customer and third-party integrators
• Oversee deployment planning and execution for access control, video surveillance, and perimeter security systems across multiple locations
• Track progress across sites and regions, managing interdependencies and sequencing
• Identify deployment risks early and work with stakeholders to mitigate delays or issues
• Serve as liaison among the following teams: Security, Facilities, IT, HR, and Real Estate
• Coordinate alignment between physical security designs and the following: Enterprise network requirements, HR systems for access provisioning and de-provisioning, and Facilities timelines and construction schedules
• Provide regular status reporting on program progress, risks, and issues
• Support budget tracking, forecast updates, and cost control discussions
• Assist in establishing governance processes for decision making and change management

Requirements:

• Expertise in project management leadership and execution in the following areas: networking infrastructure, security, cloud-based or virtual infrastructure, process development
• Experience managing multiple technology projects
• Strong working knowledge of Word, Excel PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, MS-Teams
• Experience in building and maintaining complex schedules (e.g. MS Project, ServiceNow)
• Excellent documentation, attention to detail, retention, and follow-up skills
• Ensure project documentation is organized and stored properly
• Leads and works well with a wide variety of people/ teams of different personalities/ backgrounds
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities with a strong moral code and sense of ethics
• An analytical mindset with excellent organizational skills
• Superior attention to detail to identify and correct risky practices
• Strong communication and relationship building skills to interact with clients at the executive level
• Strong communicator and capable of expressing oneself clearly both speaking and writing
• Coordinate interactions between the project team, client, and suppliers
• Possess a collaborative personality and open to suggestions from team members
• Coaches and directs other project managers to the team
• Facilitate project planning with the team while developing a project schedule
• Be able to manage large projects and integrate multiple project schedules
• Leads risk assessment and manages risk mitigation
• Develops and oversees execution of a communications plan
• Facilitate project team meetings including weekly status meetings
• Works with project teams to resolve scheduled, budget, deliverable, and quality problems
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to accurately interpret complex documents and policies
• Strong time management and organizational skills and able to meet deadlines
• US Citizen
• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Able to pass and keep background check requirements
• 15+ years' experience as a Program Manager leading project
• PMP certification or equivalent preferred