Research Cyber Infrastructure Engineer

Overview

Job Title:

Research Cyber Infrastructure Engineer

Location:

Atlanta, Georgia
Regular/Temporary:
Regular
Full/Part Time:
Full-Time
Job

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. 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.

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 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.

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides information technology leadership and support to the Georgia Institute of Technology. OIT serves as the primary source of enterprise-wide information technology and telecommunications services in support of students, faculty, staff, and researchers.

Atlanta, Georgia (In-Person in the office)

Research Cyber Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and high-performance cyber infrastructure to support the institution  research initiatives. This role requires deep expertise in cybersecurity, network architecture, and data management to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of sensitive research data and systems. The engineer collaborates closely with researchers and IT teams to align infrastructure solutions with evolving research needs and compliance requirements.

• Design, implement, and maintain secure cyber infrastructure that supports the institution  research initiatives and protects sensitive data.
• Conduct risk assessments and vulnerability analyses to identify potential threats to the cyber infrastructure and implement appropriate security measures.
• Monitor and analyze network performance and security metrics to ensure the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of research data and systems.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to cyber infrastructure architecture, configurations, and security protocols for compliance and training purposes.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for cyber infrastructure issues, ensuring minimal disruption to research activities and workflows.
• Stay current with advancements in cybersecurity technologies and…