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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Senior Secure Research Systems Engineer in Austin, Texas
Infrastructure Management and Endpoint SecurityConfigure and maintain Microsoft GovCloud (GCC High), Intune, and Azure Sentinel SIEM. Coordinate with third party partners to ensure compliance.Maintain a university wide infrastructure environment, associated resources, and provide support for research involving controlled unclassified information (CUI).Administer Linux and Windows servers, endpoints and other IT assets.Conduct security operations, monitor events, and respond to incidents across multiple enclaves.Security and Compliance ImplementationDesign and maintain the technical implementation of security standards, policies, procedures and controls based on CUI best practices, compliance frameworks, and audit findings.Support processes to bring projects into compliance with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Compliance (CMMC) 2.0 requirements.Implement and enforce technical controls under NIST (SP) 800-171 or NIST (SP) 800-53 or FIPS 140-2 controls, including encryption, access controls, logging, and endpoint protection.Design and manage cryptographic mechanisms for data at rest, data in transit, digital signatures, and message integrity (HMAC, TLS, IPSEC).Provide artifacts for Department of Defense audits.Program CoordinationCollaborate with restricted research teams (researchers, faculty and staff) to establish secure research computing and laboratory environments in compliance with federal CUI regulations.Partner with the Associate Director of Restricted Research to manage POAandMs and technical remediation planning.Document technical processes and collect required artifacts for CUI assessmentsRisk Assessment and Compliance MonitoringEngage in ongoing risk assessment across the college research environment and develop risk registers aligned to NIST controls.Evaluate new and existing technologies for compliance with information governance controls (e.g., access, authentication, encryption, logging, retention).Other related functions as assigned.