Security Modernization Specialist (R-00234)

Lever, Inc.; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Best in class medical coverage

100% of medical premiums covered by us

Company wide new business incentive

Contribution incentives (white papers,

blog posts, internal webinars)

3 weeks of PTO + 11 paid holidays

401k with company match on first 4%

Cell phone/Home internet reimbursement

Paternity/Maternity Leave

Investment in training and certs

Job summary

True Zero Technologies is seeking a Security Modernization Specialist Mid to deliver Zero Trust modernization consulting and engineering support to CBP leadership and delivery teams. You will evaluate architectures, develop roadmaps, coordinate stakeholders, and translate findings into actionable modernization actions.

The role requires 5+ years in cybersecurity modernization, strong knowledge of Zero Trust frameworks, and proven ability to produce roadmaps, metrics, and technical guidance for

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity modernization, Zero Trust, security architecture, or security engineering.
• Experience with federal Zero Trust guidance (OMB M-22-09, NIST SP 800-207, CISA guidance, EO 14028).
• Strong facilitation, writing, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Apply Zero Trust principles and guidance (OMB M-22-09, CISA ZTM, NIST SP 800-207, EO 14028).
• Evaluate CBP architectures, tools, configurations, and procedures to document current posture and gaps.
• Develop and maintain Zero Trust roadmaps across identity, devices, networks, applications, data, visibility, automation, and governance.
• Assess technologies and recommend tools, configurations, and priorities to improve Zero Trust maturity.
• Track modernization risks, issues, blockers, metrics, schedules, dashboards, and mitigation actions for Government leadership.
• Develop technical and nontechnical documentation, briefings, architecture views, operational views, and network diagrams.
• Coordinate working groups to align modernization across CBP OIT.

Skills

Zero Trust

Security modernization

Architecture assessments

Roadmap development

Stakeholder coordination

Technical writing

Job description

True Zero Technologies, a veteran-owned small business, was founded on the principle that the purposeful enablement of people and technology in an organization directly ties to the quality of its outcomes. True Zero recognizes that those outcomes begin and end with our people, and that is what we have built a community of like-minded, driven, and passionate individuals and innovators who are aligned in a common goal of delivering top-tier services to our customers. Our culture and commitment have been recognized through numerous accolades, including being named one of theBest Places to Workin 2023 in two categories (“Prosperous and Thriving” ($5MM–$50MM in gross revenue) and “Mid-Atlantic Region” (DC, DE, MD, NC, VA, WV)), and again in 2025 as aBest Places to Workhonoree. In addition, True Zero earned coveted spots on theInc. 5000list of fastest-growing companies in America in2022, 2023, and 2025, a testament to our sustained growth driven by our people-first approach and unwavering dedication to excellence.

The Security Modernization Specialist Mid provides Zero Trust and security-modernization consulting and engineering support to CBP leadership and delivery teams. The specialist independently evaluates current capabilities, develops roadmaps and strategies, coordinates stakeholders, and translates technical findings into implementable modernization actions.

Job Responsibilities

• Apply Zero Trust principles and authoritative guidance, including OMB M-22-09, CISA's Zero Trust Maturity Model, NIST SP 800-207, and Executive Order 14028.
• Evaluate CBP architectures, tools, configurations, and procedures to document the current security posture and identify modernization gaps.
• Develop and maintain Zero Trust implementation and optimization roadmaps across identity, devices, networks, applications, workloads, data, visibility, automation, and governance.
• Assess technologies and recommend tools, configurations, and implementation priorities that improve Zero Trust maturity.
• Track modernization risks, issues, blockers, metrics, schedules, dashboards, and mitigation actions for Government leadership.
• Develop technical and nontechnical documentation, briefings, architecture views, operational views, network diagrams, and online knowledge content.
• Coordinate working groups and stakeholders to clarify responsibilities, resolve architecture issues, and align modernization efforts across CBP OIT.

Job Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant cybersecurity modernization, Zero Trust, security architecture, or security engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of OMB M-22-09, CISA's Zero Trust Maturity Model, NIST SP 800-207, Executive Order 14028, and federal Zero Trust guidance.
• Experience conducting architecture, tool, configuration, process, readiness, and gap assessments across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Experience developing implementation roadmaps, strategies, metrics, dashboards, schedules, risk registers, and technical recommendations.
• Strong facilitation, technical writing, presentation, stakeholder-coordination, and documentation skills.

We’re actively searching for talented security and technology practitioners who are ready to experience the True Zero difference. As a True Zero team member, you'll enjoy:

- Competitive salary, paid twice per month

- Best in class medical coverage

- 100% of medical premiums covered by True Zero

- Company wide new business incentive programs

- Contribution Incentives (i.e. white papers, blog posts, internal webinars, etc.)

- 3 weeks of PTO starting + 11 Paid Holidays Annually

- 401k Program with 100% company match on the first 4%

- Monthly reimbursement of Cell Phone and Home Internet costs

- Paternity/Maternity Leave

- Investment in training and certifications to broaden and deepen your technical skills