Data Center Security Installation Commissioning Specialist (Tech Specialist 2) - Sterling, VA
Sterling, VAJob$91–125K/yrSeen 4mo agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
M.C. Dean seeks a Data Center Security Installation Commissioning Specialist to join its Security and Electronic Systems unit in Sterling, Virginia. The role involves interpreting drawings, configuring and troubleshooting electronic security devices, and leading commissioning activities at data center construction sites, supporting federal, local, and commercial customers.
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Overview
About M.C. Dean
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.
Why Join Us?
Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.
We are seeking a Data Center Security Installation Commissioning Specialist (Tech Specialist 2) to join our Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business Unit. As part of (SES) Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a team that designs, engineers, integrates, operates and maintains electronic security services inclusive of intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audio visual, it systems, perimeter defense and command and control systems for federal, local and commercial customers across high-growth markets.
Responsibilities
As a Data Center Security Installation Commissioning Specialist , you will be a key member in the delivery of electronic security installation projects. You should understand how to interpret drawings and programming sheets. You should be able to configure devices to behave as specified. You should be able to troubleshoot issues in the field and resolve them to pass acceptance testing.
Job Site Location: Sterling, Virginia
*Work is at a data center construction site. This job is located on a construction site.
Essential Responsibilities and Activities Include but are Not Limited to:
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Pretest electronic security equipment before deploying to the field.
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Perform quality audit of security drawings prior to starting installation activities.
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Perform site surveys of customer sites and document conditions in Bluebeam.
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Configure field devices including:
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Applying IP addresses to cameras
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Uploading firmware to access control boards
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Uploading configuration files to Cisco switches
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Using access control software to configure door access control devices
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Troubleshoot security field devices including cameras, access-controlled doors, network switches.
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Markup drawings with Bluebeam.
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Update programming sheets with device configuration data.
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Lead system commissioning activities with customer’s testing agent.
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Support multiple project tasks concurrently.
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Experience working in a data center is a plus.
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Software House CCure access control certification is a plus.
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Must be physically able to work on ladders.
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Must be physically able to lift up to 50 pounds.
Qualifications
Education/Position Requirements:
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High School Diploma/GED with 8+ years of experience with installation, troubleshooting and/or testing of electronic security systems or
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Associates with 6+ years of experience
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Reliable attendance at customer site during work hours required by customer
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Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes occasional nights and weekends
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Ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS
What we offer:
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A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
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An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.
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Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
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Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.
We offer an excellent benefits package including:
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A competitive salary
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Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
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Paid time off
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Tuition reimbursement
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401k Retirement Plan
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Military Reserve pay offset
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Paid maternity leave
Abilities:
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Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
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Sitting for extended periods of time.
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Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
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Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
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Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
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Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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Identify and understand the speech of another person.
Pay Range
USD $90,640.00 - USD $124,640.00 /Yr.
How this job compares
Set against the 441 open Commissioning jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$91–125K/yr
- US median$118–176K/yr192 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $108K, is 27% below the US median midpoint ($148K) — in the lowest quarter of Commissioning salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 23 open Commissioning jobs in Virginia and 441 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Jacobs4 open
- M. C. Dean (this employer)4 open
- Quality Technology Services, LLC4 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Commissioning postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (402 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 117 of the 441 open Commissioning jobs (27%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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