# Security Systems Engineer

**Company**: Palantir
**Location**: New York, NY
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full-time
**Salary**: $95,000 - $142,000/year
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

### Job Overview

As a Security Systems Engineer at Palantir, you will implement, design, and maintain physical security systems to protect Palantir's people, assets, intellectual property, and reputation.

### Core Responsibilities

- Design and oversee technical aspects of projects from conception to deployment.

- Collaborate with vendors and end-users to find solutions for system breakdowns.

- Leverage system and software engineering skills to address needs of all teams within Global Safety and Security.

- Prepare and document standard operating procedures, protocols, and security standards.

- Schedule, test, and implement enhancements or new releases of server operating systems.

- Develop project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.

- Present project updates, status reports, and risk summaries to leadership.

- Ensure deliverables meet internal security policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.

- Validate implemented security controls before project closure.

- Prioritize tasks and manage scope changes.

### Requirements

- 5+ years' experience maintaining, installing, managing, and problem-solving security systems.

- Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, and technical tools.

- Proficiency with enterprise Video Management Systems, Physical Access Control Systems, Intruder Detection Systems, Communication Systems, and security hardware.

- Proficiency with programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript.

### Nice to Have

- Experience supporting Global Security Operations Centers, offices, and remote outposts.

- Strong engineering background in fields like Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics.

- Active TS security clearance or willingness to obtain one.

- Ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.

- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

### Compensation and Benefits

- Estimated salary range: $95,000 - $142,000/year.

- Total compensation may include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus, and other incentives.

- Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, commuter benefits, paid time off, and support for various life events.

## Skills

### Required
- security systems
- system engineering
- software engineering
- Video Management Systems
- Physical Access Control Systems
- Intruder Detection Systems
- Communication Systems
- Java
- C++
- Python
- JavaScript

### Nice to have
- Global Security Operations Centers
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
- TS security clearance

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