Senior IT Systems & Cybersecurity Engineer

University-of-Louisville; Louisville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Louisville is seeking an experienced IT Systems Engineer V (Cybersecurity Engineer) to design, implement, and maintain enterprise cybersecurity systems and infrastructure on Belknap Campus. This senior role supports security for university networks, cloud environments, and research systems, translating complex risks into practical controls.

Strong collaboration with security operations, network engineering, and research teams is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and eight (8) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• CISSP or another information security-related certification is preferred.
• Experience with security architectures, regulatory requirements, and cloud security.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, and maintain technical security measures and platforms across university infrastructure.
• Configure, operate, and maintain enterprise security technologies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, EDR, DLP).
• Monitor and mitigate security risks; lead incident response activities.
• Manage identity and access management services (directory, SSO, MFA).
• Develop security automation to improve detection and response capabilities.
• Design and support enterprise security architectures including zero trust and cloud security posture management.
• Support compliance with HIPAA/ePHI, FERPA, PCI-DSS, CMMC, and NIST 800-171.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Security engineering

Incident response

Identity management

Cloud security

Network security

Security architecture

Threat analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

EDR

SIEM

DLP

Vulnerability scanning

Job description

The University of Louisville is seeking an experienced IT Systems Engineer V (Cybersecurity Engineer) to design, implement, and maintain enterprise cybersecurity systems and infrastructure on Belknap Campus. This senior role supports security for university networks, cloud environments, and research systems, translating complex risks into practical controls.

Strong collaboration with security operations, network engineering, and research teams is required.