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Security

Chicago, IL ยท On-site

$20/hr

Position Summary As a Security Agent at Thalia Hall , you will play a key role in ensuring the ... Whether checking IDs, securing backstage access, or assisting with crowd management, your focus ...

Security Agent

Chicago, IL ยท On-site

$20/hr

Position Summary As a Security Agent at Thalia Hall , you will play a key role in ensuring the ... Whether checking IDs, securing backstage access, or assisting with crowd management, your focus ...

Security Agent

Chicago, IL ยท On-site

$20/hr

Position Summary As a Security Agent at Thalia Hall , you will play a key role in ensuring the ... Whether checking IDs, securing backstage access, or assisting with crowd management, your focus ...

Security Agent

Chicago, IL ยท On-site

$18 - $23.50/hr

Position Summary As a Security Agent at Thalia Hall , you will play a key role in ensuring the ... Whether checking IDs, securing backstage access, or assisting with crowd management, your focus ...

Event Security Agent

Manhattan, NY ยท On-site

$25 - $30/hr

Provide visible security presence at assigned event venues and locations ... Monitor entrances, exits, backstage areas, VIP zones, and restricted-access locations. * Verify ...

As Event Security Personnel at IC Arena, you will help create a safe and welcoming environment for ... Monitor backstage areas, bus parking, tunnels, entrances, and other restricted or sensitive areas ...

As Event Security Personnel at IC Arena, you will help create a safe and welcoming environment for ... Monitor backstage areas, bus parking, tunnels, entrances, and other restricted or sensitive areas ...

Day Security - 2026

Saco, ME ยท On-site

$16.75 - $20.50/hr

They are responsible for walking throughout the theme park areas--onstage and backstage locations--providing security functions, focusing on excellent conflict resolution skills, while balancing the ...

Whether checking IDs, securing backstage access, or supporting crowd management, your focus will be ... Previous security experience in music venues or events preferred; military, athletic, or similar ...

Security Officer

Newton, NJ ยท On-site

$25 - $30/hr

Respond appropriately to disturbances, medical incidents, or emergency situations. * Assist with artist security and backstage access control. * De-escalate conflicts and resolve patron issues ...

Monitor and control access to stage, backstage and loading dock areas. Direct truck and bus traffic ... Develop and conduct security and safety training sessions for security personnel. Oversee all ...

Experience embedding security guardrails natively into developer workflows utilizing Backstage IDP. Cost Governance: Ability to design security structures that remain strictly aligned with enterprise ...

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How much do backstage security jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 14, 2026, the average hourly pay for backstage security in the United States is $50.91, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $24.76 and $63.70 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is backstage security?

A Backstage Security job involves ensuring the safety and security of performers, crew members, and VIPs in restricted backstage areas during events. Responsibilities include monitoring access points, checking credentials, and responding to security concerns. Backstage security personnel help prevent unauthorized entry, manage crowd control, and ensure a safe environment for everyone involved in the production.

What are the typical daily responsibilities of a backstage security team member at live events?

Backstage Security team members are responsible for monitoring access points, verifying credentials, and ensuring that only authorized personnel are allowed in restricted areas. They conduct regular patrols, assist in emergency procedures, and respond promptly to any suspicious activity or safety concerns. Collaboration with production staff, performers, and other security personnel is essential to maintain a safe and organized backstage environment. The role often involves long hours and adapting to changing schedules, making reliability and flexibility important qualities for success.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the backstage security position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Backstage Security professional, you should have a solid understanding of security protocols, crowd control, and emergency response, often supported by experience in event security or a relevant certification such as a guard card or CPR/First Aid training. Familiarity with two-way radios, CCTV systems, and basic access control technology is typically required. Strong observational skills, discretion, and effective communication help you excel in high-pressure, fast-paced environments. These competencies are crucial for ensuring the safety of performers, staff, and equipment while contributing to the smooth operation of live events.

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Infographic showing various Backstage Security job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 84% Full Time, 14% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 89% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 9% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $105,890 per year, or $50.9 per hour.

Senior Principal Infrastructure Architect (Backstage Platform)

Jersey City, NJ โ€ข Hybrid

The Depository Trust Clearing
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Financial Investmentsย โ€ขย 5 - 10K employees

Full-time

Medical, Life, Retirement, PTO

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Job description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?
Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

Pay and Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
  • Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
  • Pension / Retirement benefits
  • Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
  • DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:

Being a member of IT Ent Arch Data & Corp Tech team, the Senior Backstage Engineering leader will design and build an enterprise-grade Developer Portal and blueprint orchestration platform using Backstage. This role will be central to enabling self-service infrastructure provisioning, standardization, and platform engineering maturity across the organization.

The individual will help establish reusable platform capabilities that improve developer experience, accelerate environment provisioning, and enable API-first orchestration across cloud, infrastructure, CI/CD, identity, and security services.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement the enterprise Developer Portal using Backstage.
  • Build and maintain Backstage plugins, scaffolder templates, and workflow automation.
  • Develop an executable blueprint orchestration layer integrated with enterprise systems.
  • Integrate Backstage with CI/CD, infrastructure, and security tooling including Jenkins, Terraform, Vault, ArgoCD, GitHub/GitOps, and related enterprise platforms.
  • Define and manage software catalog structures, ownership models, taxonomy, and metadata standards.
  • Enable self-service environment provisioning and developer experience improvements for application and platform teams.
  • Implement RBAC, authentication, authorization, and enterprise identity integrations such as OAuth and SSO.
  • Drive API-first orchestration across platform services and reusable enterprise capabilities.
  • Collaborate with platform, cloud, infrastructure, application, and security teams to align on standards, integration patterns, and delivery priorities.
  • Establish best practices for platform engineering, internal developer portals, blueprint lifecycle management, and developer experience.

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience
  • Bachelor's degree preferred and/or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver production-ready platform capabilities in partnership with architecture, engineering, security, and operations teams.
  • Hands-on background across developer tooling, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, identity integration, API automation, and cloud-native platforms.

Talents Needed for Success:

  • Min 7+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, or related technology delivery experience.
  • Strong expertise in Backstage platform development and internal developer portal implementation.
  • Proven experience building custom Backstage plugins, templates, scaffolder actions, and scaffolder workflows.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and React.
  • Experience integrating Backstage with enterprise tooling such as Jenkins, Terraform, TechRadar, GitHub or Bitbucket, Vault, ArgoCD, and GitOps workflows.
  • Strong understanding of developer self-service platforms, internal developer portals, and platform engineering practices.
  • Experience with API-driven orchestration, workflow automation, and reusable infrastructure or application blueprints.
  • Experience implementing RBAC and enterprise authentication patterns including OAuth, SSO, and related identity integrations.
  • Solid understanding of software catalog models, service metadata, ownership, lifecycle, and blueprint concepts.

Preferred:

  • Experience integrating Backstage with Kubernetes or OpenShift in an AWS environment.
  • Familiarity with platform engineering operating models, golden paths, paved roads, and developer experience metrics.
  • Experience operating in large-scale enterprise environments with complex governance, security, and integration requirements.
  • Financial services experience is preferred but not required.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us atย www.dtcc.comย or connect with us onย LinkedIn,ย X,ย YouTube,ย Facebookย andย Instagram.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork.ย ย When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.

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