Research Security Specialist (Compliance)

Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech in Atlanta seeks a Research Security Specialist (Compliance) to implement and maintain security protocols, systems, and procedures to protect research technology assets and data.

You will conduct security assessments, monitor incidents, provide training, support compliance checks, audits, and contribute to incident response to safeguard research assets.

Qualifications

• Develop, implement, and enforce security policies and procedures.
• Conduct security assessments and risk analyses to identify threats.
• Monitor access controls, surveillance, and security systems.
• Provide security training and guidance to researchers and staff.
• Assist in compliance checks and audits for data protection regulations.
• Participate in incident response and remediation efforts.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and enforcement of security policies, procedures, and protocols to protect research data and facilities.
• Conduct security assessments, vulnerability scans, and risk analyses to identify security vulnerabilities and potential threats.
• Monitor security systems, access controls, and surveillance technologies to detect and respond to security incidents and breaches.
• Provide security training, awareness, and guidance to research staff, employees, and stakeholders on security best practices and protocols.
• Assist in security compliance checks, audits, and regulatory assessments to ensure adherence to security standards and data protection regulations.
• Participate in security incident response, investigations, and remediation efforts to mitigate risks and protect research assets.

Skills

Job description

Job Title: Research Security Specialist (Compliance)

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job ID: 301676

About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Summary

The Research Security Specialist implements and maintains security protocols, systems, and procedures to protect research technology assets and data. They conduct security assessments, monitor security incidents, and collaborate with stakeholders to enhance the security posture of research technology environments.

Responsibilities

• Job Duty 1 - Assist in the development, implementation, and enforcement of security policies, procedures, and protocols to protect research data and facilities.
• Job Duty 2 - Conduct security assessments, vulnerability scans, and risk analyses to identify security vulnerabilities and potential threats.
• Job Duty 3 - Monitor security systems, access controls, and surveillance technologies to detect and respond to security incidents and breaches.
• Job Duty 4 - Provide security training, awareness, and guidance to research staff, employees, and stakeholders on security best practices and protocols.
• Job Duty 5 - Assist in security compliance checks, audits, and regulatory assessments to ensure adherence to security standards and data protection regulations.
• Job Duty 6 - Participate in security incident response, investigations, and remediation efforts to mitigate risks and protect research assets.