What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technology and Facility Controls Engineer position at Q Investments?
A Fort Worth, TX family is seeking a Technology and Facility Controls Engineer to join the engineering team at their private estate. We are focused on bringing in a highly technical individual who is eager to learn, has excellent communication skills, and superior problem-solving skills. This is a unique position and with excellent on the job training.
The Technology and Facility Controls Engineer will enjoy working on a variety of interesting projects a majority of the time, including:
- Programming home automation systems - state of the art automation system for a 20,000 square foot house which controls lights, security, showers, pool, fountains, shades, and anything else you can imagine
- Managing and standardizing over 50 iPhones, iPads, Apple TVs, and other tablets
- Setting up laptops, PC's and other computing equipment
- Testing and programming home audio systems
- Installing dashboard cams in a fleet of 10 cars
- Maintaining over 20 Access Points for a large Wi-Fi network spanning 7 acres
- Setting up and testing surveillance equipment (e.g. IP cameras, thermal cameras, security beams)
- On-site working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 6:00pm and occasional after-hours / weekend work as needed
- Traveling to other properties across the country for IT set-up and maintenance
The successful candidate will also help support the family and engineering team with a variety of complex technical issues facing the estate, including: networking design and maintenance, scripting, SAN management, backup systems management, MS Exchange administration, disaster recovery systems, home/office automation systems, antivirus/security management, videoconferencing support, media production support, and other complex system administration tasks. A general knowledge of Windows and iOS would be helpful.
Additionally, the successful candidate will:
- Be offered up to 20% over current pay or current offers
- Preferred, but not required: a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Recent graduates are welcome if strong interest and background in technology can be demonstrated
- Be able to commit to the position for at least two years
