Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bernardo Consulting Group (BCG) is an independent physical security consulting firm specializing in security designs for hyperscale data centers. The Physical Security Engineer will lead design efforts, serve as a subject matter expert, and coordinate with various disciplines while ensuring compliance with security best practices.
Responsibilities
- Lead physical security designs for clients end-to-end, coordinating with other disciplines and applying physical security best practices and procedures
- Serve as a subject matter expert on access control, video surveillance, and intrusion detection for critical-infrastructure and data center environments
- Travel periodically for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction reviews, and coordination with design consultants from other disciplines (up to 25%)
- Perform construction administration — attend owner, architect, and contractor meetings, answer contractor RFIs, approve contractor submittals, and conduct onsite inspections and create site observation reports
- Research industry best practices and make recommendations that strengthen BCG's design standards
- Contribute to configuration and installation documentation and develop and incorporate security-based requirements into designs
- Collaborate across a remote 15-person team with clear, professional written and verbal communication
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field, or equivalent additional experience
- 5+ years of physical security engineering experience
- Proven data center security design experience (hyperscaler preferred)
- Experience designing with industry-leading security products
- Strong working knowledge of access control, video surveillance, and intrusion detection
- Cross-discipline coordination experience (Architecture, Electrical, Mechanical, and Structural)
- U.S. citizenship and security clearance eligibility
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven remote team collaboration
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) certification
- ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP) certification
- Proficiency with design and documentation tools — Autodesk Forma, Bluebeam Revu, and working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit (BCG's production team produces deliverables)
- Exposure to drone technology integration, biometric systems, or augmented reality design visualization
- Prior work on hyperscale data center security programs
- Experience managing subcontractors or leading design teams
- Background in government, healthcare, or mission-critical facility security design
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Company-contributed 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance to Texas is available for the right candidate
- BCG provides all necessary equipment — laptop, monitor, peripherals, and secure remote access — shipped directly to your home
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