Director of Information Security — Higher Ed Cloud & IAM

University of Maryland Global Campus; Adelphi (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission

Reasonable workplace accommodation

Job summary

University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) seeks an experienced information security leader to develop, implement, and manage a robust Information Security Program aligned with higher education needs. The role focuses on IAM, cloud security, incident response, risk management, and compliance across FERPA, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and related standards.

The successful candidate will drive security governance, assess technologies, oversee awareness training, and collaborate with stakeholders to embed

Qualifications

• Experience developing, maintaining, and implementing an Information Security Program (ISP) including policy and strategy development, preferably in higher education.
• Experience addressing information security-related issues involving identity and access management, intrusion detection, forensics, incident management, risk management and/or auditing.
• Experience evaluating and providing guidance on information security software and hardware acquisitions, IT services, cloud-based solutions, and mobility.
• Knowledge of security assessment and testing tools.
• Experience with information security awareness and training program development and management.
• Experience with information security and compliance issues (FERPA, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GLBA, copyright and software piracy).
• Experience in managing and negotiating vendor contracts and agreements.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders and foster adoption of secure practices.
• Expert knowledge of cloud security, cloud offerings from major providers (AWS, Azure), and securing SaaS environments.
• Experience with enterprise security technologies (SIEM, AppSec, Cloud Security, DLP,(SEIM), Identity and Access Management).
• Familiarity with standards including OWASP, FedRAMP, SOC, NIST 800-53/800-171, ISO 27001/27018 and GDPR.
• Deep understanding of networking and network security.
• Experience with Secure SDLC and DevSecOps or security automation.
• Ability to work under pressure across multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• 8+ years of relevant information security experience and 4+ years of supervisory/leadership experience in information security or network administration (higher education preferred).
• UMGC commitment to inclusive workplace and reasonable accommodation policy.

Skills

Information Security Program

Identity & Access Management

Incident management

Risk management

Auditing

Cloud security

Security assessment tools

Security awareness training

Vendor contract management

Communication skills

Leadership / management

Tools

SIEM tools

DLP

Threat & Vulnerability Management

IAM platforms

DSLC/DevSecOps

Job description

University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) seeks an experienced information security leader to develop, implement, and manage a robust Information Security Program aligned with higher education needs. The role focuses on IAM, cloud security, incident response, risk management, and compliance across FERPA, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and related standards.

The successful candidate will drive security governance, assess technologies, oversee awareness training, and collaborate with stakeholders to embed