Sr Physical Access Control System Pacs

Job Title: Senior Physical Access Control System (PACS) Consultant

Location: Charlotte, NC (onsite at least 2 days a week)

Duration: 12 months+ contract

Description:

• Seeking a Senior Physical Access Control System (PACS) Consultant to provide technical leadership for the implementation, integration, and support of a next-generation enterprise access control platform.
• This role will serve as a trusted advisor to the business and project teams, working closely with the technology vendor to ensure a scalable, secure, and supportable solution.
• The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience with enterprise PACS platforms, preferably AMAG Symmetry, along with strong integration, architecture, and operational support expertise.
• The individual should be comfortable working across physical security, application architecture, cloud technologies, and enterprise integrations.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience supporting, upgrading and implementing enterprise Physical Access Control Systems (PACS)
• Strong hands-on experience with AMAG Symmetry (highly preferred)
• Experience with PACS architecture, badge management, access provisioning, alarms, readers, controllers, and Field Control Panels
• Experience working with PACS vendors, system integrators, and implementation teams
• Strong Microsoft SQL Server experience
• Experience with enterprise application integrations and APIs
• Experience supporting highly available, multi-site systems
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AMAG Connect and/or Guest.
• Experience with AWS, cloud-hosted, or hybrid architectures
• Experience with Kafka, event streaming, messaging platforms, or real-time integration architectures
• Experience integrating PACS with identity management, HR systems, PSIM, VMS, IDS, or ServiceNow
• Experience with CyberArk, SIEM platforms, Splunk, or enterprise monitoring tools
• Experience supporting large-scale security modernization or PACS replacement initiatives

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the PACS technical SME and advisor to project and support teams
• Review architecture, design, integration, and implementation plans provided by the vendor
• Support PACS upgrade activities
• Define operational support, monitoring, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity requirements
• Guide integrations with enterprise applications, cloud platforms, and security systems
• Assist with testing and production readiness
• Provide technical leadership throughout implementation and stabilization