Project/Unit Description

The Solution Architect defines, conceptualizes, describes, and manages an engineering solution specific to the enterprise system. Responsible for understanding the architecture, design, and development of software built for sponsors and running on secure cloud computing networks, specifically focusing on fully automated deployments. Additional responsibilities include understanding how integration with third-party software vendors will impact the system and providing guidance on impact to the enterprise. This position will interact with government sponsors and government technical experts to translate business requirements into technical requirements and provide guidance to technical teams for execution of requirements.

Job Purpose

Georgia Tech Research Institute's Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research (CIPHER) Laboratory is currently seeking a junior information security researcher with 2-4 years of experience whose primary skills will be in security and networking for secure systems for on-going and new research. Candidates must enjoy working with open source software and cutting edge technologies while focusing on the security of the system. Candidates will contribute to sponsored research projects and have an opportunity to interact with other scientists and engineers.

Researchers will also be expected to lead projects/efforts, mentor junior engineers, and participate in writing proposals, white papers, reports, and technical papers. Occasional travel to support meetings, reviews, and system deployments is possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into well-documented technical requirements
• Develop Data Exchange specifications and data models.
• Design and develop cloud based software solutions
• Implements System Architecture design (compute, hardware/virtual, OS, storage, networking, security)
• Contributor to the development of Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CICD) processes using DevOps and DevSecOps principles.
• Implementer of Architecture as Code
• Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm development
• Linux, SELinux, and Ansible infrastructure maintenance
• Virtual machine management.
• Participate in Risk Management Framework for software development

Additional Responsibilities

• Installation and Maintenance of Linux Environments
• Configuration Management
• Build Custom RPMs
• Design and Build a Secure Infrastructure
• Write Custom SELinux Modules
• Solve Networking Issues
• Virtual Machine Management

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Strong scripting skills bash/python
• Networking experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Clearance
• Security Enhanced Linux
• Tomcat / Oracle / Apache
• SCAP
• NetApp
• Case Management
• Risk Management Framework (RMF

Travel Requirements

<10% travel

Education and Length of Experience

This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook

• 2 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering or related technical field of study.
• 0 years of related experience with a Masters’ degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering or related technical field of study.

U.S. Citizenship Requirements

Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Clearance Type Required

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Benefits at GTRI

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link: https://hr.gatech.edu/benefits

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