Zero Trust Solutions Architect

Salary Range: 140000 to 180000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

What You'll Do:

• Collaborate with business leaders and other stakeholders to understand business and technical requirements and Zero Trust Architecture initiative.
• Lead the design, development, and documentation of end-to-end technical solutions for complex business problems in partnership with the Program Manager, Lead Security Architect, and leadership.
• Define and document solution architecture and roadmap, including identification of technical and functional components, data flow, and security requirements.
• Lead the project planning process for the ZTA solution.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with the implementation of the solution.
• Lead the development and maintenance of business capability models.
• Ensure that the solutions align with the organization's goals, budget, and timeline.
• Partner in the strategic planning process, generating deliverables such as Capability Models, Capability Heatmaps, Capability Maturity Assessments, Capability Impact Assessments, Capability Health Assessments and Capability Roadmaps.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends and provide recommendations for adoption of new technologies and tools.
• Present recommendations to senior leadership.
• Advocate and help drive adoption of “best practices” to ensure standardization of solution architecture outputs across the enterprise.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What You Have:

·Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
·10+ years in an architecture role
·Experience guiding Zero Trust Architecture solutions in enterprise environments
·Deployment of Zero Trust solutions in cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments
·Expert knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC), architecture frameworks, design patterns, and programming concepts
·Significant experience working in a structured project delivery methodology
·Advanced knowledge of cloud computing, virtualization, storage, and networking technologies
·Working knowledge of Zero Trust best practices per NIST and CISA.
·Experience working with SASE and Zero Trust solution from vendors including, but not limited to Cisco, Cloudflare, Palo Alto, Microsoft, Netskope, and Zscaler. 
·Ability to create, interpret, and present implementation-specific documentation such as Operational Viewpoint (OV), Systems Viewpoint (SV), and data flow diagrams to customers and executive leadership.
·Experience in designing, implementing, and integrating enterprise-scale systems and applications in Zero Trust environments
·Experience in project management, including budget and timeline management
·Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
·Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities
·Strong knowledge of An understanding of SD-Access, SD-WAN, CASB, MFA, SWG, FWaaS, and ZTNA components
·Knowledge and application of architecture frameworks (e.g., DoDAF, NIST 800-207, SABSA, TOGAF, Zachman) are a plus

What We Would Like To See:

• SECRET Clearance is desired, or ability to clear Federal Entry of Duty
• Certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, CISSP, CCZT, Forrester, GDSA, GSEC, ZTCA
• Experience working in the Federal sector

What We Offer:

• 401(k), including an employer match of 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed  
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (available on the 1st day of the month following your first day of employment)  
• Group Term Life, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability  
• Voluntary Life, Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and/or Critical Illness  
• Participation in the Discretionary Time Off (DTO) Program  
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually