Physical Security Access Control Systems Operator

Barclays•Hanover Township, NJ

22h•$65,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Join Barclays as a Physical Security Access Control Systems Operator, where your experience will help safeguard our global operations and uphold the highest standards of compliance and integrity. In this pivotal role, you’ll support the administration and lifecycle oversight of global access control systems, ensuring configurations and deployments meet stringent security and operational standards. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to drive innovation and continuous improvement, while contributing to incident response and investigations through system data and analytics. As part of our commitment to operational excellence, you’ll also help shape the department’s future by contributing to strategic targets around emerging access control technologies and integrations. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in our risk and control framework while advancing the future of secure infrastructure.

Requirements

Excellent attention to detail when handling access permissions, logs, and system alerts
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Outlook, Word) for reporting, scheduling, and documentation
Ability to execute administrative tasks such as badge issuance, access requests, projects, and audit preparation
Previous experience in a security, control, or risk-focused role

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with IAM (Identity and Access Management) and Access Control platforms such as Genetec and Vanderbilt
Clear and professional communication with internal teams, vendors, and visitors
Ability to work collaboratively with security, facilities, and IT teams

Responsibilities

Develop risk management strategies that support the protection of the bank's regional sites against a range of variables.
Management of specialist security services to support the bank’s regions through site level security oversight activities including the execution of security risk assessments and the alignment of security objectives, contractor management to review the effectiveness of existing physical controls.
Implementation of security policies to ensure the effectiveness of existing security operations and controls such as the bank's systems, applications and networks.
Development and implementation of risk management strategies to identify and mitigate physical security risks, including access, fire and natural disasters, and implement security controls and provide training to colleagues to mitigate those risk.
Development of crisis management and contingency plans for the bank's facilities, evaluated through simulations, to demonstrate how colleagues should coordinate with stakeholders during a crisis.
Management of stakeholder relationship including colleagues, vendors and regulatory agencies to algin security operations with the bank's objectives.
Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
Lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
Develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
Take responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to.
Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.