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About the Role

The HPC Security Architect leads the design, implementation, and governance of security architecture across Stony Brook University's advanced research computing ecosystem. This role establishes a comprehensive, risk-based security framework ensuring compliance with HIPAA, NIST 800-171, NIH GDS, and emerging AI governance standards. The incumbent operates at the intersection of research enablement and enterprise security, partnering with various university departments to embed secure-by-design principles.

Responsibilities

Design and maintain a multi-tier security architecture for research computing environments.
Define reference architectures for secure compute, storage, and high-speed networking.
Establish segmentation strategies across research tiers.
Lead adoption of zero trust principles in HPC and research environments.
Align HPC security strategy with institutional and SUNY-wide initiatives.
Lead implementation of security controls aligned to HIPAA Security Rule, NIST 800-171/CMMC, NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy, and federal export control requirements.
Partner with Research Security, Privacy, IRB, and Legal to define compliant research computing patterns and support Data Use Agreements (DUAs).
Enable secure data acquisition, storage, and sharing workflows.
Develop and maintain System Security Plans (SSPs) and supporting documentation for regulated environments.
Architect and enforce identity and access management (IAM) integration.
Implement role-based and attribute-based access controls for HPC and research datasets.
Define secure onboarding workflows for various user groups and environments.
Oversee data protection strategies, including encryption, key management, and secure data lifecycle controls.
Design and operationalize tiered secure research environments.
Collaborate with Data Brokerage and Honest Broker services to ensure privacy-preserving data access.
Define secure data pipelines for clinical data, genomic and imaging data, and large-scale AI/ML datasets.
Establish controls for secure collaboration and data sharing.
Conduct threat modeling for HPC and AI workloads.
Lead risk assessments for new research initiatives and infrastructure deployments.
Partner with enterprise security teams to integrate HPC into SOC monitoring, vulnerability management, and incident response processes.
Develop playbooks for research-specific incident scenarios.
Provide security guidance for Linux-based HPC environments, container platforms, and scheduler systems.
Define secure configurations for GPU systems, AI pipelines, high-performance storage systems, and research cloud integrations.
Support high-speed Networking design, including topology and switch configurations.
Storage design, configuration, and benchmarking experience spanning high-speed flash, spinning disk, and archival solutions.
Develop and deliver security guidance and training tailored to researchers and technical staff.
Serve as a trusted advisor to faculty on secure research design and grant proposals.
Contribute to letters of support and DMSP guidance related to secure computing environments.
Other duties and projects as assigned and appropriate to rank and area mission.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or a combination of directly related full-time experience in cybersecurity, with experience in research computing or large-scale distributed systems totaling nine years.
Five years of experience in cybersecurity, with experience in research computing or large-scale distributed systems.
Experience in NIST 800-171 or regulated data environments.
Experience with Identity and access management architectures.
Experience with Network and system security design.
Experience with Linux systems.
Experience with translating complex regulatory requirements into technical implementations.
Ability to communicate with others effectively.

Skills

Cybersecurity
Research computing
Large-scale distributed systems
NIST 800-171
Regulated data environments
Identity and access management architectures
Network and system security design
Linux systems
HIPAA
AI/ML security
Model governance
Data provenance
High-performance networking
Storage architectures
Federated identity (InCommon, SAML, OIDC)
Research collaboration frameworks
CISSP
CISM
CCSP
GPFS/Arcastream
InfiniBand
Zero trust principles
HIPAA Security Rule
NIST 800-171/CMMC
NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy
Federal export control requirements
Data Use Agreements (DUAs)
System Security Plans (SSPs)
SailPoint
MFA
Role-based access controls
Attribute-based access controls
NSF ACCESS
Empire AI
Encryption
Key management
Data lifecycle controls
Singularity/Apptainer
Kubernetes
SLURM
GPU systems
AI pipelines
Azure HIPAA environments
Cumulus
Mellanox Onyx
SONiC NOSes
High-speed flash storage
Spinning disk storage
Archival storage solutions

Location

Stony Brook University

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Five years of experience in cybersecurity
Advanced degree

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
Advanced degree

Benefits

Total rewards

About the Company

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in the creation of an inclusive learning and working environment.
Stony Brook University is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants, including individuals with disabilities.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Stony Brook University is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants, including individuals with disabilities.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application, interview, or hiring process, please request one by contacting oea_ada@stonybrook.edu.
We will consider accommodation requests in compliance with applicable laws.
This process is independent and does not require any voluntary self-identification of disability status.
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