Lead Specialist, Federal Cyber AppGate Engineer

Confidential; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Total Rewards program

Job summary

KPMG LLP is seeking a Lead Specialist for its Federal Advisory practice to advance Zero Trust initiatives with AppGate SDP. The role requires hands-on ZTNA deployments, strong leadership, and a deep understanding of DoD/NIST frameworks across enterprise environments.

Candidates should have five years of network security experience, a Bachelor's degree, and the ability to mentor a team while engaging with client stakeholders on policy, security, and compliance objectives.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of experience with network security and ZTNA solutions, including AppGate SDP.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university.
• Two years of leadership or managerial experience.
• Broad knowledge of ZTNA platforms and SDP architectures.
• Experience designing context-based access policies at scale.
• Familiarity with DoD frameworks, NIST 800-207, and large enterprise environments.
• Experience integrating ZTNA with IAM, PAM, and ITSM systems.
• U.S. Government Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate AppGate SDP components for Zero Trust objectives.
• Architect and enforce dynamic identity-centric security policies and micro-segmentation rules.
• Translate security requirements into scalable ZTNA policies.
• Lead workshops and workflow creation for onboarding mission apps to ZT Architecture.
• Integrate ZTNA with IAM, PAM, and SIEM to achieve end-to-end automation.
• Mentor engineers and analysts responsible for AppGate operations.
• Develop runbooks, policy guidelines, and project run tracking.
• Interface with client stakeholders to ensure deployments meet compliance and operations.

Skills

AppGate SDP

ZTNA experience

Leadership

Security policy design

DoD/NIST knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

IAM

PAM

SIEM

Job description

The KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise with KPMG. Looking ahead, we anticipate continued evolution and success within the practice, fostering both personal and professional development, thereby creating new pathways for growth. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility, and leading market tools, we help our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory.KPMG is currently seeking a Lead Specialist to join our Federal Advisory practice.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate the implementation, administration, and continuous tuning of AppGate SDP platform components in support of broader enterprise Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) objectives
• Architect, develop, and enforce dynamic, identity-centric security policies, granular micro segmentation rules, and context-aware trusted access models
• Translate complex organizational security requirements into scalable, effective ZTNA policies across the environment
• Lead technical workshops, requirements gathering, and workflow creation for securely and seamlessly onboarding mission application to the ZT Architecture
• Integrate ZTNA tools (AppGate) with broader security ecosystem components including IAM, PAM, and SIEM solutions to achieve end-to-end Zero Trust automation and continuous monitoring
• Mentor a team of engineers and analysts responsible for AppGate operations
• Develop comprehensive solution documentation, operational runbooks, and policy guidelines, which contributing to project tracking and reporting
• Interface with client stakeholders to ensure all ZTNA deployments and access policies rigorously align with compliance, security, and operational mission requirements

Qualifications:

• A minimum of five years of experience with network security technology and diverse Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions, including hands-on AppGate SDP implementation experience; U.S. Federal government consulting experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
• Two years of leadership or managerial experience
• Broad, vendor-agnostic knowledge of ZTNA platforms and Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) architectures
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing complex, context-based access policies and segmentation strategies at an enterprise scale
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles and deployment patterns, with familiarity with relevant DoD frameworks, NIST 800-207, and large-scale enterprise environments
• Experience integrating ZTNA solutions with comprehensive Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and ITSM systems
• Preferred certifications: CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, AppGate
• Ability to travel as required to support firm engagements
• Applicant must possess a U.S. Government Secret clearance

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