Templar Protection Services · Maricopa & Chandler, AZ

Careers · Maricopa and Chandler

We are hiring officers, pilots, and one salesperson

Four open roles. The owner reads every application and answers every applicant, including the ones we turn down. If you do not hear back within three business days, email me directly.

Open positions

All four roles are open in both Maricopa and Chandler. Say which base you want on your application — or both, if you'll drive.

Unarmed Security Officer

Maricopa · Chandler Full and part time Nights, weekends, holidays available

REPLACE $00–$00 / hr

What you'll do

  • Run mobile patrol routes and standing posts at assigned sites
  • Clear checkpoints on foot, not from the driver's seat
  • Photograph conditions and write shift reports before you go home
  • Handle trespass, alarm response, and after-hours access issues
  • Write incident reports the same night, in plain English
  • Call your supervisor early rather than solving it alone

What you need

  • Arizona DPS unarmed security guard registration — or willingness to get one, and we'll run you through the required 8-hour training
  • At least 18 years old, legally authorized to work in the US
  • Able to pass a DPS fingerprint background check under A.R.S. § 32-2622
  • Valid Arizona driver's license and an insurable driving record for patrol assignments
  • Reliable phone and reliable transportation
  • Able to write a clear paragraph — we mean this, it's half the job

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Armed Security Officer

Maricopa · Chandler Full and part time Assigned posts

REPLACE $00–$00 / hr

What you'll do

  • Staff assigned armed posts — cash handling, high-value inventory, sites with documented threat history
  • Everything the unarmed role does: checkpoints, photos, reports
  • Maintain your qualification and your weapon to standard
  • Document any use-of-force incident in full, same shift
  • De-escalate first. The firearm is the last option, not the first tool

What you need

  • Arizona DPS armed security guard registration, current
  • Completed the 8-hour unarmed course, then the 16-hour armed course with live-fire qualification and written test
  • Meet all DPS armed eligibility requirements and our insurer's minimum age (REPLACE — confirm with your carrier)
  • Your own duty weapon, holster, and retention gear to our standard
  • Clean disciplinary history — we check
  • Prior armed post, military, or law enforcement experience preferred, not required

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Aerial Remote Pilot — Sky Watch

Maricopa · Chandler Part time to full time Primarily nights

REPLACE $00–$00 / hr

What you'll do

  • Fly night perimeter sweeps with thermal and low-light sensors
  • Provide live overwatch at events — crowd density, lot capacity, egress
  • Launch on request from ground officers to clear an area fast
  • Shoot aerial documentation for claims, storm damage, and disputes
  • Pre-flight the airspace: check controlled airspace, TFRs, and Arizona's critical-infrastructure restrictions before every job
  • File a flight log for every flight, whether or not it found anything

What you need

  • Current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
  • Arizona DPS unarmed guard registration, or willingness to get one — you're working for a licensed security agency
  • Real night flying hours. Day-only pilots will be trained up, but say so honestly
  • Working knowledge of Remote ID, LAANC, and airspace authorization
  • Thermal or low-light sensor experience strongly preferred
  • Aircraft provided. Bring your own logbook

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Security Sales Representative

Maricopa · Chandler Commission based Set your own hours

REPLACE % of contract value

What you'll do

  • Prospect HOAs, property managers, construction superintendents, and facility managers
  • Book site walks — the owner runs the walk and closes the deal, you don't have to know the operational side cold
  • Work trade shows, chambers of commerce, and property management associations
  • Keep the pipeline current in our tracker so nothing goes cold
  • Follow up. Most of this business is won on the third contact, not the first

What you need

  • B2B sales experience, ideally selling services rather than products
  • Comfortable with cold outreach and walking into a leasing office unannounced
  • Existing relationships in property management, construction, or events are worth a lot here
  • No license required for this role
  • Reliable transportation and your own phone and laptop
  • Honest about what we can deliver — misrepresenting our services ends the relationship

How it pays

  • Commission on contract value, paid on collected revenue
  • Residual on recurring contracts for as long as the client stays (REPLACE — confirm term)
  • REPLACE — state whether this is 1099 contractor or W-2 with draw

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What we actually offer

This industry has a reputation for chewing people up. Here's how we try not to.

Paid on time, every time
REPLACE — state your pay schedule. Late payroll is the fastest way to lose good officers and we don't do it.
Training on the clock
Required pre-assignment training is provided by us and paid. You don't front the cost of learning our post orders.
Gear provided
Uniform, radio, reporting device, and vehicle for patrol assignments. Armed officers supply their own duty weapon and retention gear.
A real path up
Field supervisor, patrol manager, and pilot training are promoted from inside first. We would rather grow a supervisor than hire a stranger into one.

Don't have an Arizona guard card yet?

Apply anyway. Most people we hire start here, and we run the required training in house. This is the process as of 2026 — confirm current forms and fees on the Arizona DPS licensing page before you submit anything, because DPS changes them.

Step one

Check that you're eligible

You need to be at least 18 and legally authorized to work in the US. Arizona lists its disqualifiers in A.R.S. § 32-2622 — the common ones are a felony within the last five years, active parole, and outstanding warrants. If you're unsure whether something on your record disqualifies you, ask us before you spend money on a course.

Step two

Complete the 8-hour unarmed course

Arizona requires 8 hours of pre-assignment training from a DPS-registered instructor before you can work a post, and DPS wants it finished before you submit your application. We provide this training for officers we hire.

Step three

Get fingerprinted

Fingerprints and the fingerprint processing fee are required with every application. As of July 8, 2026, prints must come with the required Fingerprint Affidavit in a sealed envelope. A Level 1 clearance card, a CCW, or prints you did for another job do not count — DPS wants prints submitted specifically for security licensing.

Step four

Submit through the DPS portal

Apply through the Arizona DPS Public Services Portal or the current paper form. Download the form fresh the day you apply — applications signed after May 1, 2026 have to use the newest version, and an outdated form gets kicked back. The application has an employer section, which we complete for you once you're hired.

Step five

Wait for the card, then work

You cannot work a security post until the card is physically in your hand. Registrations run about four years; renewal needs an 8-hour refresher completed within 90 days before you submit.

Going armed

Add the 16-hour armed course

You have to finish the unarmed training first. Then it's a 16-hour armed course — two eight-hour days including live-fire range qualification and a written test — and a separate armed registration.

What it costs you

Current DPS fees run $50 for a new or renewed unarmed certificate, $100 for armed, $50 to upgrade an existing unarmed card to armed, $10 for an additional armed employer registration, and $22 for fingerprint processing. Course fees are charged separately by the training provider. Verify all of these against the DPS fee table before you pay anything.

Templar is not a DPS-registered training provider for the public. We provide required pre-assignment training to our own hires only.

Apply

Short form on purpose. If you'd rather just email a resume, that works too — send it to the address below with the role in the subject line.

REPLACE hiring@templarprotection.com
REPLACE (520) 555-0100

Templar Protection Services is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by federal or Arizona law. Employment is contingent on DPS registration where the role requires it.

Roles requiring DPS registration are contingent on you obtaining and maintaining it. Background check required.