Fire Alarm/Security Systems Technician
Listed on 2026-09-27
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Security Systems Installation, Installation Technician, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Field/Service Technician
Fire Alarm / Security Systems Technician
Fire Alarm | Access Control | Intrusion | IP Video | Low Voltage
We are currently looking for a skilled Fire Alarm / Security Systems Technician to manage the installation, maintenance, diagnostics, configuration, and verification of commercial electronic security and fire alarm infrastructure.
This role is a great fit for professionals with practical expertise in fire alarm, access control, intrusion detection, IP video/CCTV, or commercial low-voltage systems who enjoy autonomous work, resolving complex system issues, and engaging directly with our clients.
The work is mostly local or regional, requiring about 20–30% travel
. While standard daytime hours are the norm, you should be prepared for occasional night or flexible shifts to accommodate specific project or client needs.
Fire Alarm | Access Control | Intrusion | IP Video | Low Voltage
We are currently looking for a skilled Fire Alarm / Security Systems Technician to manage the installation, maintenance, diagnostics, configuration, and verification of commercial electronic security and fire alarm infrastructure.
This role is a great fit for professionals with practical expertise in fire alarm, access control, intrusion detection, IP video/CCTV, or commercial low-voltage systems who enjoy autonomous work, resolving complex system issues, and engaging directly with our clients.
The work is mostly local or regional, requiring about 20–30% travel
. While standard daytime hours are the norm, you should be prepared for occasional night or flexible shifts to accommodate specific project or client needs.
- Execute the installation, maintenance, repair, and modernization of commercial fire alarm, access control, intrusion alarm, and IP video systems
- Configure and set up fire alarm control panels and their related components
- Help ensure total site safety by verifying that fire alarm systems and components function correctly and meet all regulatory standards
- Set up access control hardware including card readers, door contacts, request-to-exit sensors, electric strikes, maglocks, and control panels
- Deploy and diagnose intrusion detection and IP video/CCTV hardware
- Manage the pulling, routing, terminating, labeling, and testing of low-voltage cabling
- Perform structural pathway tasks, such as drilling into concrete and minor conduit bending
- Support facility security by installing sensors and devices in commercial environments, including tasks requiring ladders or lifts
- Analyze and utilize blueprints, site maps, wiring diagrams, electrical layouts, and system schematics
- Help maintain system integrity by troubleshooting new and existing setups to resolve wiring, programming, communication, or equipment faults
- Validate and test systems to ensure they are fully operational before handing them over to the client
- Provide support for technical planning and pre-installation preparation
- Deliver technical escalation assistance both remotely and on-site
- Collaborate with Installation Team Leads and Project Managers to manage schedules, equipment, and project requirements
- Document all completed work accurately
- Help maintain a safe working environment for the entire team by ensuring installations adhere to local, state, federal, electrical, fire, and life-safety requirements
- Follow all safety protocols established by the company, the client, and OSHA
- Practical commercial field experience with one or more of the following:
Fire alarm systems, Access control systems, Intrusion alarm systems, Electronic security systems, IP video / CCTV, or Commercial low-voltage systems - Demonstrated ability to independently install, test, troubleshoot, and service low-voltage systems
- Proven experience interpreting…
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