Hybrid Systems Engineer: Cloud, GPU & Security

Socket.dev; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt University in Nashville seeks a Systems Engineer to design and operate a hybrid compute environment spanning AWS and on‑prem GPU/AI systems. You will harden security, manage databases, and enable researchers with robust tooling in a high‑impact national security research context.

You will implement IaC, automate deployments, and ensure data integrity and compliance while collaborating with researchers across Vanderbilt’s program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on Linux administration, cloud and on‑prem infrastructure.
• Experience with AWS, security hardening, and IaC tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and operate hybrid AWS/on‑prem infrastructure for lab workloads.
• Administer Linux servers end to end and manage IaC for reproducible environments.
• Stand up and secure databases (PostgreSQL/NoSQL); maintain ETL pipelines.
• Implement patching, vulnerability management, and access controls.
• Serve researchers with AI tooling support and maintain security compliance.
• Configure network and security monitoring to detect and investigate threats.

Skills

AWS

Linux administration

Scripting (Bash/Python)

NoSQL databases

PostgreSQL

GPU compute

Security practices

Terraform

Ansible

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CUDA

Job description

Vanderbilt University in Nashville seeks a Systems Engineer to design and operate a hybrid compute environment spanning AWS and on‑prem GPU/AI systems. You will harden security, manage databases, and enable researchers with robust tooling in a high‑impact national security research context.

You will implement IaC, automate deployments, and ensure data integrity and compliance while collaborating with researchers across Vanderbilt’s program.