Zero Trust Architect: Applications & Endpoints Lead

Socket.dev; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

True Zero Technologies in the United States seeks an Application & Infrastructure Specialist to lead Zero Trust architecture across apps, workloads, cloud services, and legacy infrastructure. You will define policy enforcement and support deployments, documenting patterns for re-use while balancing modernization with mission constraints.

The role requires 5+ years in software or systems architecture, strong documentation skills, and familiarity with cloud platforms and security controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 5+ years of application, cloud, infrastructure, platform, or systems architecture experience.
• Experience with enterprise architectures, virtualization, containers, cloud platforms, APIs, and legacy integration.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles and secure service communication.
• Strong systems thinking, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
• Preferred: Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, API gateways, service mesh, and modern security controls.
• Preferred certifications include CCSP, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, CISSP, or Security+.

Responsibilities

• Develop reusable Zero Trust patterns for apps, workloads, cloud, and infrastructure.
• Assess system architecture, workload interactions, and service dependencies.
• Define policy enforcement, secure service communication, and secrets management.
• Support deployment sequencing, pilots, testing, and readiness assessments.
• Document variants for cloud, hybrid, legacy, and mission-critical environments.
• Identify deviations and lessons to refine enterprise patterns.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Virtualization

Containers

Cloud platforms

APIs

Legacy integration

Zero Trust concepts

Systems thinking

Troubleshooting

Technical documentation

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

API gateways

Service mesh

Security controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field

Job description

True Zero Technologies in the United States seeks an Application & Infrastructure Specialist to lead Zero Trust architecture across apps, workloads, cloud services, and legacy infrastructure. You will define policy enforcement and support deployments, documenting patterns for re-use while balancing modernization with mission constraints.

The role requires 5+ years in software or systems architecture, strong documentation skills, and familiarity with cloud platforms and security controls.