Systems Specialist, Physical Safety and Security

New York · USD 150,000-200,000 / year · 5+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 19, 2026

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At Adyen, the safety and security of our people, workplaces and assets is a global priority protected through a risk-based, technology-enabled approach.
As the Systems Specialist for Physical Safety and Security, you will be the technical owner and subject matter expert for Adyen’s global physical safety and security technology environment, spanning access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and emerging AI-enabled technologies.

Own the technical lifecycle of Adyen’s physical safety and security systems, from architecture and configuration through deployment, upgrades, maintenance and decommissioning.
Manage and support enterprise access control, credentialing and badging, CCTV, intrusion detection, visitor management, intercoms and related technologies.
Design physical safety and security technology solutions for new offices, relocations, expansions and major workplace projects.
Own the technical administration of Adyen’s global access-control environment, including Genea and related technologies.
Develop and support integrations between physical safety and security platforms and enterprise systems using APIs, cloud platforms, automation tools and identity systems.
Lead the technical delivery of physical safety and security technology projects across Adyen offices.
Provide first-line technical support for routine physical safety and security technology requests across Adyen offices and support physical security investigations.
Act as the technical point of contact for physical safety and security technology vendors, integrators and specialist providers.
Maintain accurate system documentation, architecture diagrams, technical standards and asset information.

5+ years of experience in physical security technology, electronic security systems or a closely related field.
Strong hands-on experience with enterprise access control and CCTV systems.
Experience with Genea or comparable enterprise physical security platforms.
Experience designing and delivering physical safety and security technology solutions across multiple sites.
Strong troubleshooting skills across hardware, software, networks and integrations.
Experience with system migrations, upgrades and technology lifecycle management.
Experience integrating physical security systems with enterprise IT, identity or HR platforms.
Comfortable working with APIs, cloud technologies, automation and system integrations.
Strong understanding of IP-based physical security systems and networking concepts such as TCP/IP, VLANs, PoE, VPNs and firewall requirements.

Experience supporting or integrating AI-enabled security solutions is preferred.
Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience in engineering, information technology, electronic security or a related field preferred.
Relevant physical security technology certification or professional qualification is an advantage.

This role is based out of the New York office.
Adyen is an office-first company and values in-person collaboration; remote-only roles are not offered.