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Video Analytics & Security Systems Engineer

Integrate camera systems and evaluate analytics that assist security operators.

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CCTV & security

Skills to build

  • Computer vision, evaluation metrics and false-positive analysis
  • Edge devices, camera networks and system integration
  • Secure APIs, access controls and data minimization
  • Test design, operator workflows and technical documentation

Roles and responsibilities

  • Translate approved site needs into system and alert designs.
  • Evaluate analytics across realistic conditions and record limitations.
  • Integrate alerts and train operators to review results.

How AI can help

Detect configured events and prioritize clips for an authorized operator to review.

Where people take responsibility

Operators verify alerts; engineers assess bias, privacy and failure modes before deployment.

Suggested preparation

Combine software/electronics foundations with a consented or synthetic video project that measures missed events and false alarms.

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