Lead Security Analyst, Research Computing: Office of Innovative Technologies - UTK

Location: Knoxville, TN, United States; Hybrid

The Lead Security Analyst - Research Computing is responsible for the operational delivery, governance, risk management, compliance, and assurance of cybersecurity services within the Office of Innovative Technologies' Research Computing environments. The role combines leadership, security operations, stakeholder management, and regulatory alignment. This role will work closely with OIT Security Operations, GRC, Office of Research Innovation & Economic Development (ORIED), researchers, faculty, auditors, and external stakeholders. 

 

The role plans, builds, and implements appropriate security controls to protect against internal and external threats to OIT's research computing environments' information and assets. The role develops and maintains processes and procedures associated with security monitoring and uses cases to respond to potential security incidents and potential threats or attempts to compromise security controls. The role provides performance management and professional development for all members of the Research Computing Security team.

About Us

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is seeking a Lead Security Analyst – Research Computing to provide leadership for cybersecurity, governance, risk management, compliance, and assurance activities across research computing environments that support sensitive, restricted, and regulated data. This role is ideal for an experienced cybersecurity professional who combines technical security knowledge with program leadership, regulatory expertise, and strong stakeholder engagement skills. You will work closely with research computing staff, researchers, faculty, compliance partners, central IT, auditors, and external stakeholders to strengthen research security capabilities, guide compliance efforts, and help protect critical research systems and information assets.