Research Information Systems Architect - Principal Professional

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 161,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

The Georgia Institute of Technology is seeking a Research Information Systems Architect to design, develop, and optimize the end-user computing environment. You will collaborate with researchers, IT teams, and administrative leaders to translate complex requirements into robust architectures and secure workflows.

You will implement infrastructure as code for configuration management, validate security controls, and support Windows, Mac, and Linux workstation provisioning, deployment, and

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent, with 8+ years of relevant experience.
Preferred Master's degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and optimize end-user computing environments.
Provide information security assurance and integrate technologies into complex electronic systems.
Implement and maintain client/server software to support project management and software development.
Support Cross Domain Data Exchange and Systems Integration.
Lead infrastructure-as-code initiatives for configuration management.
Validate security configurations to meet STIGS, CMMC, and related requirements.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to derive tasks from requirements.

Skills

Enterprise storage

iSCSI

NFS

Ceph

GlusterFS

S3 storage

Hyper-V/VMware/OpenShift

Monitoring tools

Infrastructure as Code

Ansible

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

Disaster recovery

Regulated environments

Storage tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

NetApp E-Series

ONTAP

iXsystems

TrueNAS

Pure Storage

Purify

OCI

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Job Summary

The Research Information Systems Architect is responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing the end-user computing environment. This position collaborates with researchers, IT teams, and administrative leaders to analyze complex requirements and translate them into robust system architectures. The Research Information Systems Architect leverages configuration management tools to effectively manage a fleet of heterogeneous systems, ensuring that workflows, platforms, analytics tools, and compliance systems are integrated, scalable, secure, and aligned with institutional goals. This includes compliance auditing and vulnerability and patch remediation. The role may also be responsible for ongoing operational computing activities, including but not limited to Windows, Mac, and Linux workstation provisioning, deployment, and maintenance.

This position will interact on a regular basis with: Georgia Tech faculty, staff, and leadership, and other internal/external stakeholders.

This position typically will advise and counsel: Georgia faculty, staff, leadership and vendors.

This position will supervise: N/A

Responsibilities

Support end-user IT devices life-cycle management (designing, deploying, patching, maintaining, backups, security, networking).
Conduct information and security assurance systems research and integrate technologies into complex electronic systems.
Implement and maintain client and server software used to support project management and software development.
Support Cross Domain Data Exchange and Systems Integration.
Serve as a primary implementor of Infrastructure as Code for configuration management solutions.
Validate security control configurations on systems and ensure all systems are configured for necessary controls, such as STIGS, CMMC, and other similar requirements.
Actively collaborate with external teams and stakeholders to derive tasks from detailed requirements and provide related work direction/tasking.
Provide software and merge request code reviews, serving as the primary gatekeeper for infrastructure as code merges.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's degree in related discipline or equivalent, related experience.

Required Experience

8+ years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Master's degree in related discipline or equivalent, related experience

Experience managing enterprise-class storage arrays (e.g. NetApp E-Series, NetApp ONTAP, iXsystems, TrueNAS, Pure Storage, Purify, OCI)
Experience with iSCSI, NFS, GlusterFS, Ceph, and S3 storage protocols
Experience supporting storage needs for environments using Microsoft Hyper-V, VMWare, Nutanix, Rancher RKE2, Red Hat OpenShift
Experience with enterprise-class monitoring tools (e.g. Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios, AIQ, Pure1)
Experience with infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, and automation tools (e.g. Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Python)
Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity concepts
Experience administering and architecting storage solutions in highly regulated environments (e.g. DoD, Financial, Healthcare)
Experience architecting and tuning storage solutions (e.g. Trident, Longhorn, PX-CSI, NFS, Block, File) for Enterprise Applications (e.g. Oracle ASM, IBM CPD, JFrog Artifactory & Xray)

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will not be required to drive.

This role is considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position will not travel.

This position requires a security clearance.

Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Salary Range: $95,271 - $161,008

Location: Atlanta, GA

Grade: R09