Secure Research Cloud Architect

tulanectsi; New Orleans (LA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Tulane University seeks a Technology Architect to design, build, and evolve a scalable, secure research computing ecosystem across Windows, Linux, HPC, virtualization, and hybrid cloud platforms to support the university’s rapidly growing research community. The role leads end-to-end architecture—from compute to software stacks—while translating grant requirements into standard technical solutions.

Expected focus includes GovCloud enclaves, IAM, data security, zero-trust, and NIST/CMMC 2.0

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, engineering or equivalent required.
• Significant experience in systems architecture and enterprise infrastructure.
• Experience with secure, compliant research computing environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain a research infrastructure roadmap aligned with institutional goals.
• Lead secure research platform builds including HPC clusters and data pipelines.
• Design GovCloud-based and hybrid secure enclaves for sponsored workloads.
• Develop reference architectures for AI/ML and regulated workloads.
• Translate research and grant requirements into technical designs.
• Provide technical consultation during grant proposals and budget modeling.
• Collaborate with research administration to support grant lifecycle.
• Implement IAM, data encryption, segmentation, and zero-trust architectures.
• Maintain audit readiness and compliance with CMMC 2 and NIST 800-171.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Security architectures

Cloud architecture

Zero trust

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

NIST SP 800-171

DoD funding requirements compliance

Job description

Tulane University is seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking Technology Architectto design, build, and evolve a modern, scalable, and secure research computing ecosystem that supports the University’s diverse and rapidly growing research community.

This role is responsible forend-to-end architecture across compute, storage, networking, platforms, cloud and software services —encompassing Windows, Linux, HPC clusters, virtualization platforms, enterprise applications, hybrid/multi-cloud environments and any associated software stack. The architect will play a critical role intranslating research proposals and grant requirements into standard technical solutions and leveraged infrastructure and services where possible, including environments supportingregulated and federally funded workloads such as CMMC Level 2 (L2) compliance and GovCloud deployments. The services should be built for leveragability, scalability and economy of scale.

Responsibilities

Design and maintain a comprehensive research infrastructure roadmap aligned with institutional goals and research priorities.

Lead the design and build-out of secure research platforms, including HPC clusters, data pipelines, research data platforms, and isolated computing environments.

Design and implement GovCloud-based and hybrid secure enclaves for sponsored research workloads.

Develop reference architectures for data-intensive, AI/ML, and regulated research workloads.

Partner with faculty, researchers, and PIs to translate scientific and regulatory requirements into technical designs.

Provide technical consultation during grant proposal development, including solution design and budget modeling.

Collaborate with research administration teams to support grant lifecycle processes.

Design and implement IAM, data encryption, secure storage, network segmentation, and zero-trust architectures.

Design and implement secure research environments aligned with CMMC Level 2 and NIST SP 800-171.

Partner with cybersecurity teams to maintain audit readiness and compliance.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

•Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field OR an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
•Significant experience in systems architecture, enterprise infrastructure, platform design or related IT roles.

Preferred Qualifications:

•Direct experience designing or supporting CMMC Level 2 (or equivalent NIST 800-171) compliant environments
•Experience with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or similar regulated cloud environments
•Familiarity with DoD research funding requirements and secure data handling practices
•Experience building secure research enclaves or regulated computing zones in higher education or federal environments

About Us

Tulane University is an equal opportunity educator and employer committed to providing an education and employment environment free of unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Legally protected demographic classifications (such as a person’s race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, shared ancestry, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws) are not relied upon as an eligibility, selection or participation criteria for Tulane’s employment or educational programs or activities.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 1360
• Job Category Information Technology
• Posting Date 07/20/2026, 09:02 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations New Orleans, LA, United States (Remote)