About the Role
<p><strong>CCTV / Video Surveillance Infrastructure Engineer</strong></p>
<p><strong>£420–£455 per day | Outside IR35</strong></p>
<p><strong>London – Hybrid (3 days onsite)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>The Role</strong></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Own the end-to-end CCTV estate (5,000+ cameras)</li>
<li>Define and drive CCTV strategy, governance, and modernisation</li>
<li>Design and deliver:</li>
<li>Cameras (analogue & IP)</li>
<li>NVR / VMS platforms</li>
<li>Storage and network infrastructure</li>
<li>Standardise and automate:</li>
<li>Provisioning and configuration</li>
<li>Firmware upgrades</li>
<li>VMS rollouts</li>
<li>Implement and improve:</li>
<li>Monitoring, alerting, and health checks</li>
<li>Performance across storage and network layers</li>
<li>Troubleshoot issues across:</li>
<li>Camera → Network → VMS → Storage</li>
<li>Lead root cause analysis (latency, dropped streams, recording gaps)</li>
<li>Enforce security, privacy, and compliance standards</li>
<li>Manage and drive performance from third-party suppliers</li>
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<p><strong>Required Experience</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Enterprise-scale environment (5,000+ CCTV devices)</li>
<li>Strong experience with CCTV / video surveillance platforms</li>
<li>Deep understanding of:</li>
<li>VMS / NVR architecture</li>
<li>Video storage, retention, and failover</li>
<li>Strong networking knowledge:</li>
<li>VLANs, PoE, bandwidth planning</li>
<li>Multicast / unicast, DHCP</li>
<li>Proven ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-layer issues</li>
<li>Solid understanding of security and data protection in surveillance</li>
<li>Experience managing CCTV or related vendors / services</li>
<li>Experience with<strong> Axis, Milestone XProtect, Hanwha SSM</strong> or similar technologies</li>
<li>Exposure to multiple CCTV vendors and ecosystems</li>
<li>Experience integrating AI / analytics for loss prevention or security</li>
<li>Windows and Linux administration (servers, patching, hardening)</li>
<li>Experience improving in-store or retail technology platforms</li>
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