Infrastructure Engineer - CCTV/Video Surveillance

Infrastructure Engineer (CCTV/Video Surveillance)

£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 life cycle 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