Emory University · 2 months ago
Cloud Security Architecture Analyst - OIT
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
3+ years expEmory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. The Cloud Security Architecture Analyst will work with IT teams to implement security controls for cloud services and perform security risk assessments for cloud computing solutions.
E-LearningEducationHealth Care
Responsibilities
The Cloud Security Architecture Analyst, within Emory's Enterprise Information Security team, will be primarily responsible for working with the Enterprise Security and other Emory IT teams to identify, evaluate, and implement security controls for cloud services
This will mainly include Amazon Web Services but will also encompass additional cloud provider related activities as Emory's cloud base grows
This position will support the migration and support of on-premise solutions to the cloud, and continual adoption of secure cloud services, for Emory University and Emory Healthcare
Responsible for performing security risk assessments for cloud computing solutions, including risk identification, analysis, and evaluation, identifying remediation and/or mitigation requirements and recommendations, and handing off the associated risks to the enterprise risk register management process
Seeks and applies guidance and direction for internal and external customers based on policies, published guidelines, best practices, and industry recommendations
Supports team by performing research and analysis of vulnerabilities and related consultation to internal and external customers about those vulnerabilities
Helps to ensure that information security safeguards and controls are properly communicated and adhered to
Assessments include various cloud platform providers, and the applications, processes, vendors, and technologies used by departments, divisions, or the enterprise in one or more of those cloud platform providers
In addition to conducting risk assessments, this position contributes to the identification of improvements for multiple areas, to include the risk management process and tool improvements
Works closely with teams across cloud engineering, enterprise information security, IT, privacy, compliance, legal, procurement, research, and numerous business units to help protect assets for the institution
Applies background knowledge in IT, cloud architecture and security, and/or security vendor risk assessments and continually conducts research into new technologies and vulnerabilities across the industry
Contributes to development of risk analysis tools and provides functional guidance and direction to internal and external customer teams in overall security risk assessments of projects
Assists with the interpretation of information security policies and requirements or their applicability
Performs risk assessments of client vendors through risk assessment toolkit against various frameworks (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC, NIST, etc.), collecting data and identifying areas of compliance/non-compliance through written assessment reports
Assesses risk for various components of a particular solution's architecture, such as: cloud services, cloud controls, network, operating system, database, storage, application vulnerability assessments, cloud security configuration settings, virus prevention and remediation, encryption, network segmentation, remote access, and authentication
As a member of the Enterprise Security team, the position will also be tasked with other information security related tasks and projects as necessary
This position may be called upon to assist with information security activities with university or healthcare units across the enterprise
Performs other related duties as required
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree and three years of related IT experience including demonstrated experience in relevant information security domains, project management skills, OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
Excellent project management and team participation skills
Good written and verbal communication skills
A solid background in cloud computing platforms and cloud security concepts, development, deployment, and administration
Preferred
Knowledge of information security technologies, methodologies, and best practices in the domains of cloud security architecture, vulnerability identification and safeguards, data protection, cloud business continuity, and other relevant cloud security concepts, practices, and experiences
Security certifications are a plus (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure, CISSP, GIAC Cloud, etc.)
Company
Emory University
Emory University is an institute of higher learning and a private research university.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$719.87MKey Investors
GettyNational Institutes of HealthHyundai Hope On Wheels
2025-08-20Grant· $0.28M
2024-11-13Grant· $15M
2024-08-28Grant· $0.4M
Leadership Team
Claire E Sterk
President Emerita and Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health
Gregory Fenves
Chancellor
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