Surveillance Technician / Escort

About the role

Culmen International is recruiting a Surveillance Technician/Escort for the Chabelly Airfield site in Djibouti. The role covers 24/7 CCTV monitoring, responding to motion-detection alerts, conducting roving patrols and acting as the dedicated US National escort for uncleared vendor and delivery personnel entering the compound.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor all surveillance feeds continuously, 24/7, and respond immediately to motion-detection alarms and perimeter breach alerts, assessing and reporting activity
• Clean and test cameras and sensors weekly and after severe weather, and report outages so no more than one validated interruption over 15 minutes occurs per site per month
• Keep the closed-loop video system disconnected from commercial networks and protect recorded footage
• Conduct roving patrols of the compound and pre-positioned assets at least every four hours, record observations in the patrol log and report damage, tampering or missing property to the Site Manager or Site Lead
• Serve as the dedicated USN escort for every local and other national vendor and delivery person, keeping them under continuous visual observation from entry to exit, and coordinate with the shift lead so CCTV and patrols run without interruption
• Report security incidents to the BDOC and COR verbally within 15 minutes and in writing within two hours, follow the duress protocol and the unarmed detect-deter-report rules of engagement, and report spills, HAZMAT concerns and safety hazards
• Keep SPOT status, recall roster and training records current, follow General Orders and professional conduct standards, and support maintenance or site personnel when cross-utilized

Required profile

• Experience operating CCTV, video management or intrusion detection systems in a security operations or base defense setting
• Experience escorting personnel or controlling access on a military installation
• Experience at remote or austere OCONUS locations, preferably in East Africa
• Ability to support basic maintenance or site tasks so the position can be cross-utilized