Security Technology Deployment Specialist

About Us

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce Fanatics Collectibles and Fanatics Betting & Gaming allowing sports fans to Buy Collect and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform sports fans can buy licensed fan gear jerseys lifestyle and streetwear products headwear and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards sports memorabilia and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties including major national and international professional sports leagues players associations teams colleges college conferences and retail partners 2500 athletes and celebrities and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2000 retail locations including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

About the Company

Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles culture and technology. Backed by world-class investors operators and sports & entertainment partners we are building the global leader in next-generation collectibles. As part of the broader Fanatics ecosystem we leverage a digital sports platform that spans over 900 sports properties and engages more than 81 million fans. Together we are reimagining every part of the collectibles experience for fans partners and creators.

Role Summary

As part of our IT Operations team the Security Technology Deployment Specialist will own the validation standardization and deployment of physical security technology across the Dallas TX area. This role bridges the gap between technology selection and production-ready operation ensuring that every security platform we deploy is rigorously tested properly integrated with enterprise infrastructure fully documented and built to scale with our business.

Youll define the installation standards configuration baselines and deployment processes that protect our most valuable assets both the collectibles that pass through our facilities and the data and people behind them. From access control migrations and intercom upgrades to AI-powered analytics and new application integrations youll be the force that ensures our security technology stack keeps pace with the speed at which Fanatics Collectibles grows.

What Youll Do

• Validate and deploy new and replacement security technology platforms including access control intercom solutions video management cameras visitor management and AI/analytics tools across Fanatics Collectibles locations including manufacturing facilities fulfillment hubs and corporate offices.
• Build and maintain staging environments for pre-production testing and validation of all security applications hardware firmware and system configurations before they go live in any facility.
• Define the installation standards configuration baselines licensing structures update procedures and maintenance requirements for every deployed security platform and capture them as repeatable playbooks checklists configuration templates and handoff documentation so installations stay consistent across all sites as we open new locations at pace.
• Deploy integrations between security applications validating that platforms communicate and share data correctly prior to production transitions with particular attention to the high-value inventory environments unique to the collectibles industry.
• Partner with the teams a deployment depends on including InfoSec IT/Identity Management (SSO and application onboarding) Networking IT Infrastructure IT Engineering and Facilities to clear prerequisites shepherd new tools through InfoSec review and integrate each security platform into the enterprise environment.

You May Be a Good Fit If You...

• Have 5 years of hands-on experience deploying and managing enterprise physical security technology in a large or rapidly growing organization ideally across diverse facility types (retail warehouse authentication) where deployment velocity and repeatability were essential.
• Have run multi-site deployment programs end to end: scoping and managing installers integrators and manufacturers to spec and schedule delivering under aggressive open-at-pace timelines and forecasting hardware licensing and labor costs against a budget.
• Have built standardized deployment processes that enable others to execute installations independently without constant handholding. Bonus points if you bring scripting or automation skills (Python PowerShell) to streamline configuration management and deployment.
• Have worked across InfoSec IT Networking Infrastructure and Identity Management teams to onboard and integrate security applications into enterprise environments including SSO integration and InfoSec reviews.
• Possess broad technical experience across security platforms (access control video management intercoms visitor management AI/analytics alarm monitoring) and the infrastructure beneath them (IP networking VLANs PoE OSDP modern credential technologies and encryption protocols).
• Know what breaks at scale (license ceilings network and VLAN limits server capacity) and design deployments and monitoring to catch those constraints before they affect operations.
• Have migrated or upgraded access control camera or intercom systems in live occupied facilities keeping each site secure throughout the cutover with minimal downtime.
• Are familiar with securing environments that house high-value inventory such as authentication labs card grading facilities or collectibles vaults.
• Have knowledge of SOC 2 compliance GDPR PCI DSS and physical security compliance frameworks relevant to retail e-commerce or consumer goods industries.
• Are a strong technical communicator who can define standards clearly enough that project managers integrators and service teams execute against them without ambiguity.

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