Senior Zero Trust Architect – Enterprise Security Strategy

Brooksource

Charlotte (NC)

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 103,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Brooksource in Charlotte, NC seeks a Security Architect – Zero Trust Architecture to lead the design, governance, and adoption of enterprise ZTA aligned to NIST SP 800-207. This hybrid role requires strong leadership across IAM, network, and data security while guiding policy-driven access decisions.

The position offers a 12-month contract with potential for extension or conversion, paying $65-$75 per hour.

Qualifications

7+ years of relevant experience.
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.

Responsibilities

Define and maintain the enterprise Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) reference model, aligned to industry frameworks (NIST SP 800-207, CISA ZTMM) and business priorities.
Lead end-to-end architecture reviews ensuring solutions align with Zero Trust principles, including least privilege, continuous verification, and explicit trust evaluation.
Define and enforce architectural guardrails and secure patterns across identity, network, endpoint, application, and data layers.
Establish policy decision and enforcement models (PDP/PEP) across enterprise control points (identity providers, gateways, endpoints, network controls).
Provide governance and oversight for Zero Trust capabilities across business units, platforms, and shared services.
Design integration patterns that unify IAM, endpoint security, network controls, application access, and data protection into a cohesive Zero Trust model.