AV Infrastructure Specialist

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: R485

Location: Alamosa,

Position Summary:

The AV Infrastructure Specialist serves as the primary technician and installer for Audio/Visual systems and
associated networking equipment, and Security systems supporting the academic, administrative, and campus safety technology needs of the
university. This position performs installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of audio/visual (AV) systems, computer
networking infrastructure, and electronic security systems across classrooms, lecture halls, performance venues, offices, residence halls,
and campus facilities under the guidance of the Manager of Campus AV. The role requires close collaboration with faculty, staff, IT,
facilities, and campus safety to ensure reliable, secure, and well-documented systems that support teaching, learning, operations, and
safety.Audio/Visual Systems

• Install, configure, maintain, and support AV systems for instructional spaces,
  meeting rooms, and performance venues
  Set up and troubleshoot projectors, displays, sound reinforcement systems, microphones, mixers,
  amplifiers, DSPs, and control systems

  
  

• Run, terminate, label, and test low-voltage cabling for audio, video, control, and data
  systems

• Configure signal flow, gain structure, and basic system programming to ensure consistent and reliable
  performance

  
  

• Perform system testing, tuning, documentation, and user acceptance after installations or upgrades

Computer Networking & Infrastructure

• Install and maintain structured cabling systems, including Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6A
  and fiber optic cabling

• Terminate, test, label, and document network cabling, patch panels, racks, and
  enclosures

  
  

• Install and support network equipment such as switches, routers, wireless access points, and network
  racks.

• Assist with basic network configuration, IP addressing, VLANs, and troubleshooting

  
  

• Support AV-over-IP
  and networked systems in coordination with campus IT staff

Security Camera & Access Control
Systems

• Install, configure, and maintain electronic security systems, including IP-based security cameras, network video
  recorders (NVRs), and video management systems (VMS)

• Mount and aim cameras, run and terminate low-voltage cabling, and verify
  network connectivity and image quality

  
  

• Assist with the installation and support of access control systems, including card
  readers, door controllers, strikes, and associated hardware

• Work with campus safety, IT, and facilities to ensure security
  systems meet institutional standards and policies

  
  

• Troubleshoot camera, access control, and related network or power
  issues

• Maintain accurate documentation of security system layouts, configurations, and cabling while adhering to
  confidentiality and data security requirements

  
  

Campus & Operational Support

• Read and interpret
  construction drawings, system diagrams, and technical documentation

  
  

• Coordinate with IT, facilities, campus safety, and
  external vendors on installations, renovations, and upgrades

• Maintain accurate records of system configurations, service
  requests, and repairs

  
  

• Follow institutional standards, safety policies, and applicable building, electrical, and low-voltage
  codes

• Assist with preventative maintenance, inventory management, and lifecycle planning of AV, network, and security
  systems

  
  

• Provide event, instructional, and operational support, including occasional evenings or weekends as
  required

• This position will also be required to hire, support, and supervise student employees.

  
  

Skills &
Competencies

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills across AV, network, and security systems

  
  

• High
  attention to detail and documentation accuracy

• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical
  users

  
  

• Professional discretion when working with security and access control systems

• Customer-service mindset
  appropriate for a campus environment

  
  

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented
  setting

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Audio Engineering,
  Networking, Electronics, or a related field
  OR a minimum of four (4) years of relevant professional experience in audio/visual systems,
  computer networking, low-voltage infrastructure, or electronic security systems

• Demonstrated experience installing and
  supporting AV, networking, and/or security systems

  
  

• Working knowledge of audio signal flow, video standards, IP networking,
  and low-voltage systems

• Experience using hand and power tools for AV, network, and security
  installations

  
  

• Ability to lift and carry equipment (up to approximately 50 lbs) and work on ladders or
  lifts

• Valid driver’s license

  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting
  instructional technology and/or campus security systems in a higher education environment.

  
  

• Industry certifications such as
  CTS, CTS-I, CompTIA Network+, or relevant security system certifications

• Experience with AV control systems (Crestron,
  Extron, Q-SYS, Daktronics, etc)

  
  

• Familiarity with digital audio networking, AV-over-IP, and IP-based video surveillance
  systems

• Experience with live sound or performance venue support

  
  

• Knowledge of rack building, structured cabling
  standards, labeling best practices, and security system documentation

Salary and Benefits:

The salary
range for this position is $52,200-$62,600. In addition to salary, Adams State University offers a competitive benefits program including
medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plans. For detailed
benefits information please visit our Human
Resources Benefits Page.

How to Apply:

All interested candidates must submit application materials
electronically through Adams State University’s
Workday application portal.

No other format of application material will be accepted.

Completed applications
include the following:

• 
  

  Cover letter

• 
  

  Resume

• Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts will be
  necessary at the time of appointment)

  
  

• Three professional references, including phone number and email for each

For full consideration, applications should be received by 3/10/2026. Review of applications will begin immediately after this date.

The position will remain open until filled. Applications received after the priority deadline may be reviewed at the discretion of the
search committee.

Questions about the position may be directed to Brittany Raines at [email protected]

Adams State University is committed to building and expanding the
talent of its professional staff and actively seeks qualified applicants who bring unique perspectives, experiences, skills, and attributes
that can augment the perspectives of our current faculty and staff and can contribute to serving and preparing our students to engage and
thrive in their learning, leadership, and service.

We strive to create a more representative workforce that mirrors the people who
study, work, and lead our institution and welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life, especially members of communities who
fall within state and federally protected classes such as: women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and people with disabilities.

We value qualified candidates, with varied language skills, who have a record of successful experience with varied communities and
student populations, and who have a deep understanding of and commitment to the unique geographical and historical characteristics of the
place we are situated in and the intersecting perspectives that define our university being a low-income, first-generation, and
Hispanic-serving, rural anchor university. Therefore, we seek individuals committed to intentionally supporting students and colleagues who
possess these characteristics through their teaching, service, and scholarship.

The successful candidate will join a campus that is
dedicated to inclusive excellence and acknowledges Adams State’s purpose to foster the educational goals of its students and the well-being
of the surrounding community.

Additional information about the university and the academic mission may be found at www.adams.edu/academics/

Disclosures:

In
compliance with the Immigration Control Act of 1968 candidates for positions must provide proof of eligibility to work before an offer of
employment can be made final.

Adams State University is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its students,
faculty, staff and visitors, and to protecting its funds, property and other assets. Well-informed hiring decisions contribute to this
effort. Therefore, Adams State University has adopted a policy on background screening for its prospective, continuing, and returning
employees as well as students in certain circumstances. Offers of employment will be contingent upon the completion of an acceptable
background check. The information received in response to a background check will be treated as confidential to the extent provided for by
law.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits
discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Adams
State University (ASU) may be directed to ASU’s Office of Equal Opportunity, Director Ana Guevara, and/or to the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights of the Department of Education. Support resources for sexual misconduct, ASU’s sexual misconduct policies, contact information
for the Adams State University’s Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, as well as a detailed procedure for filing a grievance due to
discrimination on the basis of sex may be found online at https://www.adams.edu/administration/oeo/reporting-sexual-harassment/. These procedures
also describe the University’s response to reports and/or complaints of sex discrimination or sexual harassment.

Adams State
University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applications are sought from all qualified persons regardless of race,
color, sex, disability, and, as covered by law, veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of
religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation including transgender status and gender expression, marital status, and
parental status.