Arizona State University · 1 day ago
KESC Cloud Systems Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$94K/yr - $120K/yr
7+ years expArizona State University is a leading institution recognized for its innovative research and partnerships. The KESC Cloud Systems Engineer role involves designing and troubleshooting complex software and applications to support a secure technological infrastructure, focusing on compliance with regulations and collaboration with researchers.
EducationNon ProfitUniversities
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Participate fully in building, configuring, and running secure environments within Microsoft Azure GCC High, ensuring compliance with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) L2 requirements (NIST 800-171r2 controls, DFARS 252.204-7012, 7019, 7020, 2021, and CFR 32 part 170)
Develop and maintain IaC using terraform, cloud build, and other tools to automate the provisioning and management of cloud resources
Adopt and advocate for best practices in DevOps methodologies while adhering to strong security principles
Abide by all regulated KESC policies and procedures for the maintenance, configuration, and operation of secure systems
Work with researchers on issues pertinent to regulated data, during office hours or via support tickets
Monitor systems and support and collaborate with researchers, IT (e.g., system administrators, network, and security), and external partners (including vendors) to resolve issues as they arise
Collaborate with ASU’s cybersecurity and compliance teams, and external partners to ensure continuous monitoring, patching, and documentation to maintain regulatory requirements
Participate in change control, audit evidence collection, and incident response processes
Participate in the rotating on-call schedule (after hours emergencies and tickets)
Document new processes, update and contribute to existing documentation as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved
Expertise in Microsoft Azure, infrastructure as code (IaC), secure networking, and data management in regulated environments
Ability to manage infrastructure and support research subject to ITAR and EAR control
Participation in building, configuring, and running secure environments within Microsoft Azure GCC High
Compliance with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) L2 requirements
Development and maintenance of IaC using terraform, cloud build, and other tools
Adoption and advocacy for best practices in DevOps methodologies
Abiding by all regulated KESC policies and procedures
Collaboration with researchers on issues pertinent to regulated data
Monitoring systems and collaboration with researchers, IT, and external partners
Collaboration with ASU's cybersecurity and compliance teams
Participation in change control, audit evidence collection, and incident response processes
Participation in the rotating on-call schedule
Documentation of new processes and updates to existing documentation
Preferred
Secure and regulated data and systems-specific knowledge (HIPAA-regulated data, CUI)
Familiarity with NIST control frameworks, including 800-171 and/or 800-53
Experience in regulated and restricted data environments
Experience with Azure (Azure Virtual Desktop, Entra ID, hybrid environments)
Experience with Google Cloud Platform (VPC Service Controls, Assured Workloads, Pub/Sub)
Experience with Terraform
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and other automation in the context of cloud infrastructure management
Experience with version control (Gitlab, Github)
Experience with scripting languages (bash, python, powershell)
Knowledge of networking (firewalls, routing, protocols)
Experience working with environments that have compliance requirements
Experience with incident response activities (root cause analysis, event log analysis)
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance plans
Life insurance and disability programs
Sick leave and holidays
ASU/UA/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members
State and optional retirement plans
Access to ASU recreation and cultural activities
Company
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across various fields.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$75.57MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyU.S. Department of Energy Office of ElectricityAmeriCorps Public Allies
2025-01-21Grant· $11.2M
2024-08-28Grant· $1M
2024-07-09Grant· $0.27M
Leadership Team
Philip Regier
University Dean for Educational Initiatives and CEO of EdPlus at ASU
Ara Austin
Clinical Assistant Professor
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