Senior-level Zero Trust Architect

Senior-level Zero Trust Architect

Job Details

Level

Senior

Job Location

Washington DC - U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) - Washington, DC

Remote Type

Hybrid

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

4 Year Degree

Salary Range

$174000.00 - $190000.00 Salary

Description

FEDITC, LLC is a fast-growing business supporting DoD and other intelligence agencies worldwide. FEDITC develops mission critical national security systems throughout the world directly supporting the Warfighter, DoD Leadership, & the country. We are proud & honored to provide these services.

Overview of position:

FEDITC is seeking an experienced, Senior-level Zero Trust Architect to support IT Security staff augmentation to develop plans to assess current cybersecurity state and develop processes for a fully implemented Zero Trust Architecture ZTA. In accordance with Executive Order (EO) 14028 (3)(b)(ii), plan to implement ZTA to strengthen the Cyber Hygiene and Security Posture for the Government Publishing Office (GPO).

This is an upcoming opportunity with a projected start date of 1 September 2025.

A United States Citizenship and Background Investigation NAC initiated is required to be considered for this position.

Responsibilities:

Assessment planning for Identity, Devices, Segmenting & Network Security, Application Workload, and Data protection, in adherence to the following Federal Zero Trust tenants:

All data sources and computing services are considered resources.

All communication is secured regardless of network location

Access to individual enterprise resource is granted on a per-session basis

Access to resource is determined by dynamic policy

The enterprise monitors and measures the integrity and security posture of all owned and associated assets

All resource authentication and authorization are dynamic and strictly enforced before access is allowed

The enterprise collects as much information as possible about the current state of assets, network infrastructure and communications and uses it to improve its security posture.

Develop plans and implementation of the pillars of Zero Trust Maturity Model (ZTMM) in the areas of:

Identity

Device

Application & Workload

Data, Network & Environment

Automation & Orchestration

Visibility & Analytics.

Develop ZTA System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) support documentations and related supporting artifacts in accordance but not limited to NIST SP 800-207

Qualifications

Experience/Skills:

5+ years of federal cybersecurity architecture and engineering support Zero Trust implementation, especially using NIST SP 800-207

Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems (e.g., AD, Okta, Azure AD)

Endpoint security and device posture tools (e.g., EDR/XDR)

Network segmentation technologies and NAC (Cisco ISE, etc.)

Data protection/encryption and DLP solutions

Cloud-native security in AWS, Azure, or GCP

Tools to support visibility/analytics (e.g., SIEM, SOAR, UEBA)

Minimum 2+ working with Microsoft Cloud environments Government Community Cloud GCC-H/GCC.

Developing Task Order Management Plans

Cost estimation and analysis

Risk register development and risk mitigation planning

System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) support in federal environments

Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) processes

Familiarity with SP 800-53, SP 800-161, SP 800-218, and FedRAMP standards

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering. Master's degree preferred

Certifications:

At least 3 of the following:

CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)

CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA CySA+ / CASP+

Clearance:

Must have Minimum Background Investigation complete NAC.

Must be a US Citizen.

Benefits:

PTO

Holiday Pay

401K with a 4% Match

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Group Life & AD&D

Voluntary Life AD&D

Short-term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account (Health and Dependent)

Critical Illness Insurance

Accident Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)