Zero Trust Engineer

Position: Zero Trust Engineer

Location: Scott Air Force Base, IL (100% Onsite)

Hire Type: 6 Month Contract to Hire

Compensation Range: 120K/yr - 130K/yr

Must Haves:

• 4+ years of experience in network engineering, architecture, or security engineering.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, or Oracle Cloud).
• Hands-on experience with enterprise security technologies (Splunk, Palo Alto, Cisco, Zscaler, Microsoft Security, ELK, etc.).
• Familiarity with NIST, RMF, FedRAMP, FISMA, and related security frameworks.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles.
• Active IAT Level III certification (CISSP, CASP+/SecurityX, CCSP, CISA, GCIH, GCED, etc.).
• Active Secret Clearance.

Day to Day:

Our client is seeking a Zero Trust Cyber Security Engineer to support enterprise Zero Trust (ZT) initiatives and help drive the adoption of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) across both cloud and on-premises environments. This individual will partner closely with government stakeholders and technical teams to assess current-state environments, identify security gaps, develop implementation roadmaps, and advance the organization's Zero Trust maturity in support of 2027 and 2032 objectives.

This role will serve as a key contributor within one of the Department of Defense Zero Trust pillars, with a particular focus on Visibility & Analytics, ensuring mission success while protecting critical data, systems, and personnel.

Responsibilities

• Perform Zero Trust readiness assessments, including gap analyses, maturity assessments, and current-state evaluations.
• Develop and execute Zero Trust implementation plans and migration roadmaps.
• Evaluate existing on-premises and cloud-based network enclaves and applications, identifying opportunities for Zero Trust adoption.
• Support the design and implementation of Zero Trust security controls across users, devices, networks, applications, data, and infrastructure.
• Research and evaluate emerging Zero Trust technologies and provide recommendations based on business and security requirements.
• Work with stakeholders across multiple organizations to coordinate Zero Trust initiatives, policies, communications, and implementation efforts.
• Develop recommendations for Zero Trust governance, policies, operating procedures, and organizational change management.
• Support enterprise architecture efforts related to Identity & Access Management (IAM), endpoint security, data security, policy engines, and trust engines.
• Utilize threat modeling methodologies to strengthen architecture, application, network, and data security controls.
• Map customer requirements and security frameworks including NIST, RMF, DISA, OMB, FedRAMP, and FISMA to technical security solutions.
• Assist with tracking and documenting enterprise Zero Trust progress against Department of Defense objectives and milestones.
• Serve as a subject matter expert within assigned Zero Trust pillars and mentor engineers, architects, security professionals, and program teams.
• Collaborate with government and industry partners to evaluate and influence Zero Trust best practices and standards.
• Stay current on emerging cybersecurity technologies, trends, and Zero Trust capabilities.