Security jobs in Sacramento, CA
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Summit Force Security Group, Private Security hires officers for posts across Sacramento and out along our Placer, Solano, and East Bay pipelines. We issue real uniforms — the Summit Force patch and gold officer shield — written post orders on every assignment, and we fund 40-hour guard-card scholarships for candidates who can't front the cost.
Positions we staff
Unarmed Security Officer — Sacramento
Full-time & part-time
- Current BSIS guard card (or enrolled — ask about our scholarship)
- Clean background check and reliable transportation
- Professional appearance and de-escalation-first mindset
Mobile Patrol Officer — Sacramento Metro
Full-time, overnight shifts
- Valid California driver's license with a clean record
- Current BSIS guard card
- Comfortable working independently on randomized overnight routes
Site Supervisor
Full-time
- Two or more years of security or related field experience
- Report-writing fluency and client-facing communication
- Willingness to cover posts across the Sacramento pipeline
What Summit Force gives officers
- 40-hour guard-card scholarships funded by our founder for candidates who can't front the cost
- Real uniforms and equipment issued — patch, badge, and radio, not a polo and a clipboard
- Written post orders on every assignment so you know exactly what the job is
- Shift flexibility across Sacramento, Placer, Solano, and East Bay posts
- Advancement track from officer to site supervisor to dispatch
- Community work — outreach and holiday drives, paid on the clock
Questions we get every week
Sacramento security job questions
- Do I need a guard card to apply?
- A current BSIS guard card is required to be posted, but you can apply while you're working on it. Summit Force funds 40-hour guard-card scholarships for candidates who can't cover the cost up front — ask when you contact us.
- Where are the shifts located?
- Most posts are in Sacramento — Downtown, Midtown, Natomas, Arden-Arcade, South Sacramento, and the Power Inn industrial corridor — with additional assignments in Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, Citrus Heights, Folsom, Roseville, Auburn, Solano County, and the East Bay.
- Is Summit Force hiring armed officers?
- Our current Sacramento openings are unarmed officer and mobile patrol roles plus site supervisor. Tell us your qualifications and we'll be straight with you about fit.
- How do I apply for a security job with Summit Force?
- Call dispatch or email your experience, current guard-card status, availability, and preferred work area. We review those details against open Sacramento-area posts and contact qualified applicants directly.
- What is the hiring process for security officers?
- After an initial conversation, qualified applicants complete license and experience verification and review the available assignment and written post orders. Selected officers receive the required Summit Force uniform and a clear reporting line before their first shift.
- Do you offer part-time or flexible security shifts?
- Yes. Shift availability varies by active contracts, but Summit Force staffs full-time and part-time posts across Sacramento, Placer, Solano, and the East Bay, including overnight and mobile patrol assignments.
Next step
Get coverage for Sacramento security job questions
- hire a security guard this weekCity-by-city dispatch times, corridors officers work and flat written hourly rates.
- vehicle patrol servicesMarked units running metro-wide checks, gate sweeps and alarm response.
- hire a licensed security guard near youLicensed officers dispatched from Sacramento HQ with written post orders.
- licensed security guard services in your areaStanding posts, marked patrol and short-notice call-outs with flat written hourly rates.
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Ask a supervisor about Sacramento security job questions
Name, phone, what you need and where. That's it — dispatch handles the rest.
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Call dispatch or email us your experience and availability. We answer applicants the same way we answer clients — directly.
Tell us about your property
Send a few details and a supervisor will walk your site, identify the vulnerable hours, and return a written coverage plan with flat hourly pricing — no obligation.
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- Licensed, guard-card verified, uniformed officers
- GPS-tracked patrol reports delivered every morning
- Short-term, event, and long-term contracts available
