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Security Technician resume template

A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what security technicians actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.

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Security Technician resume template preview: an Australian example with a professional summary, key skills, experience bullet points and education sections filled in

Which resume format should you use?

Reverse chronological

You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.

Functional

You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.

Combination

You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.

This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most security technicians should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.

Professional summary

Security technician with hands-on experience installing, commissioning and maintaining alarm, CCTV and access control systems across residential, commercial and industrial sites. Skilled in structured cabling, control panel programming and network integration, with a strong focus on compliance and client satisfaction.

Key skills

  • Installation and maintenance of electronic security systems
  • Security operations and monitoring integration
  • Networks and systems administration
  • Milestone XProtect
  • Hikvision iVMS-4200
  • Inner Range Integriti
  • Axis Camera Station
  • Bosch BVMS
  • Problem solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer service
  • Digital literacy
  • Safety and compliance awareness

Experience: example bullet points

  • Installed and commissioned a 30-camera CCTV system across a three-building warehouse complex, integrating it with access control and alarm panels and completing the project two days ahead of schedule.
  • Diagnosed and repaired faults on alarm panels and CCTV cameras, reducing repeat callouts from weekly to monthly over a six-month period.
  • Programmed Inner Range Integriti panels and integrated them with IP networks for a multi-building campus, ensuring all devices communicated reliably with the monitoring station.
  • Ran structured cabling for a 50-device installation, passing all ACMA compliance checks and leaving a tidy, well-labelled comms room.
  • Trained clients on system use and basic maintenance, cutting support requests from daily to weekly.
  • Conducted site surveys and advised clients on camera coverage, compliance with AS/NZS 2201.1 and maintenance schedules, leading to a noticeable drop in false alarms.

Education

Certificate III in Security Equipment (or equivalent), with many technicians also completing a Certificate IV in Electronic Security or a Diploma of Security and Risk Management. Some enter the role with Year 12 and complete a traineeship.

Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for

Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.

Getting past ATS screening

This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.