Senior Research Computing Security & Compliance Engineer

uab; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 94,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

UAB IT seeks a Research Computing Security & Compliance Lead to design, deploy, and monitor secure environments for HPC and cloud workloads. Collaborate with Enterprise Information Security, Data Privacy & Governance, and researchers to ensure regulatory adherence.

The role emphasizes HIPAA/FERPA training and security policy enforcement across multidisciplinary teams. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and five years of relevant experience, with CISSP/CISM/CISA

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, or related field and five years of related experience required.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop security control requirements for HPC, cloud and hybrid research computing environments.
• Engineer and implement security protocols and controls across research systems.
• Monitor effectiveness of the research compliance program and propose improvements.

Skills

Security controls

Regulatory compliance

HIPAA knowledge

CISSP/CISM/CISA

Linux security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer science / related field

Tools

NIST framework

POAM management

Incident response tools

Job description

UAB IT seeks a Research Computing Security & Compliance Lead to design, deploy, and monitor secure environments for HPC and cloud workloads. Collaborate with Enterprise Information Security, Data Privacy & Governance, and researchers to ensure regulatory adherence.

The role emphasizes HIPAA/FERPA training and security policy enforcement across multidisciplinary teams. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and five years of relevant experience, with CISSP/CISM/CISA