Cloud Compliance Engineer

University of California - Irvine; United States; Remote; USD 111,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of California, Irvine is seeking a Cloud Compliance Engineer to independently administer and secure federally compliant research cloud environments on AWS. You will ensure ongoing regulatory compliance, address complex security challenges around CUI, and support cloud workload onboarding.

The role requires hands-on AWS management, IaC tooling, and collaboration with security and compliance teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with AWS cloud infrastructure admin experience.
• Experience with federal research compliance and cloud security requirements.
• Preference for AWS certifications such as SysOps Administrator or Solutions Architect Associate.

Responsibilities

• Administer and secure AWS cloud environments for federal research compliance.
• Maintain compliance with evolving regulatory and security requirements, including protection of CUI.
• Hands-on experience with AWS compute, storage, networking, and IAM.
• Proficient with Terraform or CloudFormation and configuration management tools such as Ansible or Chef.
• Experience in system hardening, vulnerability management and security remediation.
• Create and maintain compliance documentation including System Security Plans and POA&Ms.
• Collaborate with technical and compliance personnel.

Skills

AWS

System hardening

Vulnerability management

Security remediation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Chef

AWS IAM

Job description

University of California, Irvine is hiring a Cloud Compliance Engineer. This role involves independently administering and securing federally compliant research cloud environments on AWS, ensuring ongoing regulatory compliance, and addressing complex security challenges related to Controlled Unclassified Information and cloud workload onboarding.

Highlights

• Administer and secure AWS cloud environments for federal research compliance.
• Maintain compliance with evolving regulatory and security requirements, including protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
• Hands-on experience with AWS services across compute, storage, networking, and IAM required.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation, and configuration management tools such as Ansible or Chef.
• Experience in system hardening, vulnerability management, and security remediation.
• Must create and maintain compliance documentation including System Security Plans and POA&Ms.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with technical and compliance personnel.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, with at least 5 years administering AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Preferred certifications include AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or Solutions Architect Associate.
• Annual salary range approximately $111,300 to $161,200 with comprehensive benefits.