Zero Trust Engineer

Zero Trust Engineer

For an organization to transform in today’s digital world, it needs to properly align with Zero Trust compliance. Effective data tagging can enable more efficient operations, yielding more growth. As a Zero Trust Engineer, you know how to apply your creative-thinking and analytical mindset to help organizations manage their data assets. We’re looking for an experienced Zero Trust Engineer like you to deliver leading-edge solutions.

• Support Zero Trust Architecture assessments and gap analyses.

• Design and document solutions and implementation plans aligned around the ZTA Data Pillar.

• Development of Zero Trust compliance roadmap and track progress towards maturity objectives.

• Integrate Zero Trust principles into existing IL5 and IL6 enterprise environments including cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem.

• Maintain documentation for system architecture.

• Align Zero Trust implementations with NIST SP 800‑53 and NIST SP 800‑207.

• Enforce and integrate data protection through
  
  Data Classification, Tagging, and Security Posture Management tools.

• Enforce and integrate data protection through
  
  Data Rights Management tools.

• Enforce and integrate data protection through
  
  Data Loss Prevention tools.

• Enforce and integrate data protection throughSIEM/SOAR tools.

• Partner with and act as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, security, networking, cloud, and infrastructure teams.

• Deliver clear technical documentation, briefings, and status updates.

• Work cross‑functionally to ensure cohesive, enterprise-wide Zero Trust adoption.

Join us. The world can't wait.

• 3+ years of experience with cybersecurity, identity engineering, or cloud security

• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS, their related identity systems, and Keycloak

• Experience writing data tagging policy within an automated data tagging tool

• Experience identifying sensitive information types and data classification

• Experience with RBAC, TBAC, ABAC, and policy‑based access controls

• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles and practical implementation approaches

• Knowledge of NIST and DoW Zero Trust Architecture guidance

• Secret clearance

• HS diploma or GED

• Experience maturing security posture and reducing risk

• Ability to design clear technical diagrams and architecture artifacts

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across technical teams

• Possession of strong analytical and problem‑solving skills

• Possession of excellent written and verbal communication skills

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;
Secret clearance is required.

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