CCTV / Video Surveillance Infrastructure Engineer

CCTV / Video Surveillance Infrastructure Engineer

£420–£455 per day | Outside IR35

London – Hybrid (3 days onsite)

The Role

Own and run a large-scale CCTV / video surveillance platform across a hybrid estate. Full lifecycle responsibility – design, build, deploy, and support. Focus on scalability, security, and consistency across thousands of devices.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end CCTV estate (5,000+ cameras)
• Define and drive CCTV strategy, governance, and modernisation
• Design and deliver:
• Cameras (analogue & IP)
• NVR / VMS platforms
• Storage and network infrastructure
• Standardise and automate:
• Provisioning and configuration
• Firmware upgrades
• VMS rollouts
• Implement and improve:
• Monitoring, alerting, and health checks
• Performance across storage and network layers
• Troubleshoot issues across:
• Camera → Network → VMS → Storage
• Lead root cause analysis (latency, dropped streams, recording gaps)
• Enforce security, privacy, and compliance standards
• Manage and drive performance from third-party suppliers

Required Experience

• Enterprise-scale environment (5,000+ CCTV devices)
• Strong experience with CCTV / video surveillance platforms
• Deep understanding of:
• VMS / NVR architecture
• Video storage, retention, and failover
• Strong networking knowledge:
• VLANs, PoE, bandwidth planning
• Multicast / unicast, DHCP
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-layer issues
• Solid understanding of security and data protection in surveillance
• Experience managing CCTV or related vendors / services
• Experience with Axis, Milestone XProtect, Hanwha SSM or similar technologies
• Exposure to multiple CCTV vendors and ecosystems
• Experience integrating AI / analytics for loss prevention or security
• Windows and Linux administration (servers, patching, hardening)
• Experience improving in-store or retail technology platforms

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