About the role
MCS is hiring for a Security Technician ( Bosch Video Surveillance ) in Tampa, FL. This is a full-time, permanent position with benefits.
A Security Technician with Bosch Experience is responsible for installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining integrated electronic security systems, with a core focus on Bosch video surveillance, access control, and intrusion products.
Key Responsibilities
* System Installation & Integration: Mount, wire, aim, focus, and configure fixed and PTZ IP cameras, access control panels, intrusion devices, and related hardware according to blueprints and Bills of Materials (BOM). * Work with the Bosch Video Management System (BVMS), Video Recording Manager (VRM), and Bosch intrusion/alarm panels for device discovery, configuration, commissioning, and firmware updates. * Troubleshooting & Diagnostics: Diagnose video dropouts, PTZ control faults, PoE/power failures, network communication issues, and damaged low-voltage cabling. * Cabling & Infrastructure: Pull, terminate, label, and test low-voltage cabling (Cat6/6A, coax) and verify switch-port and network link status. * Maintenance & Documentation: Perform preventive maintenance, document service tickets, update as-built drawings, and train end users on proper system operation.
Required Qualifications & Experience
* Experience: Typically 3 to 5+ years of hands-on field experience in the integrated security, low-voltage, or CCTV/IP video industry.
* Technical Skills: * Strong understanding of IP networking (TCP/IP, PoE, subnetting, switch configurations). * Ability to read architectural blueprints, wiring schematics, and camera schedules. * Proficiency with industry hand/power tools, multimeters, and cable testers.
* Certifications (Preferred): * Bosch BVMS Technical Certification or training through the Bosch Security Academy. * Low-voltage or networking credentials such as BICSI, CompTIA Network+, or OSHA 10.
* License & Clearances: Valid driver’s license with a clean driving abstract and the ability to pass background checks or government/public-trust security clearances as required by the site.
Mission Critical Solutions (MCS) is a leading-edge technology solutions provider headquartered in Tampa, Florida. MCS provides a broad range of Technology products and services organized in six core lines of business –Telecommunications, Structured Cabling, Audio-Visual, Security and Life Safety Systems, Electrical Distribution Systems, and Unified Communications.