Access Control, Ansible, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Auditing, Automation, Computer Systems, Cryptography, Data Sets, File Systems, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Information/Data Security (InfoSec), POSIX Operating Systems, Regulatory Compliance, Requirements Management, Security Patches, Technical Research, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
UIC is looking for a Senior Architect for Secure Research Infrastructure who will design, build, and manage the next generation of computing environments tailored for AI/ML workloads. This role sits at the critical intersection of raw computational power and data governance. You will be responsible for automating the deployment of secure enclaves that protect sensitive data (PHI/CUI) while providing researchers with the GPU-accelerated performance needed for cutting-edge innovation.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Architect AI/HPC Infrastructure: Design and scale GPU clusters and high-speed interconnects to support large-scale model training and inference.
- Engineered Secure Enclaves: Build isolated walled-garden environments using hardware-based Trusted Execution Environments or micro-segmentation to process sensitive datasets.
- Compliance Engineering: Translate requirements from compliance standards such as NIST, SPRS, HIPAA, and CMMC into technical controls. You will build the technical infrastructure that serves as the source of truth for audits.
- DevSecOps & Automation: Lead the Infrastructure as Code strategy using such as Terraform or Ansible to ensure that security patches and configuration changes are audited, versioned, and immutable.
- High-Performance Storage: Manage petabyte-scale, parallel file systems (e.g., Lustre, VAST, GPFS) with integrated encryption-at-rest and strict POSIX/ACL access controls.
- Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
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University of Illinois at Chicago