Principal Perimeter Architect - Zero Trust & Hybrid Cloud

EOS IT Solutions; Pennington (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EOS IT Solutions is seeking a Principal Architect to design and drive perimeter/DMZ architectures across on‑prem and cloud environments. You will lead the target-state designs, establish guardrails, and enable secure service exposure while coordinating across Cloud, Network, Security, and Middleware teams.

The role requires 10+ years in security architecture, strong cloud networking expertise, and hands-on IaC/policy‑as‑code implementation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in network/security architecture.
• Expertise in cloud networking and perimeter technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong knowledge of WAF, NGFW, API gateways, service mesh, and identity.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code and policy-as-code.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve target-state perimeter/DMZ architectures.
• Develop segmentation and secure ingress/egress patterns for hybrid/multi-cloud.
• Lead the architectural roadmap aligning Cloud and Middleware capabilities.
• Establish reference architectures and automation-first patterns.
• Drive Zero Trust-aligned designs, security guardrails, and compliance.

Skills

Perimeter security

Network security

Cloud networking

Infrastructure as Code

API gateways

WAF

NGFW

Service mesh

Identity & access

Stakeholder leadership

Job description

EOS IT Solutions is seeking a Principal Architect to design and drive perimeter/DMZ architectures across on‑prem and cloud environments. You will lead the target-state designs, establish guardrails, and enable secure service exposure while coordinating across Cloud, Network, Security, and Middleware teams.

The role requires 10+ years in security architecture, strong cloud networking expertise, and hands-on IaC/policy‑as‑code implementation.