Zero Trust Architect - DoD Cloud & IAM Specialist

Freedom Real Estate; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP participation

401(k) match

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Torch Technologies seeks a Zero Trust Security Architect to lead the technical execution of the Joint Staff J7 ZTA program. Location is Huntsville, AL or Suffolk, VA with hybrid on-site work.

You will design ZTA across pillars, configure ICAM in Entra ID/PIM/CA, and integrate Sentinel/Defender for Cloud while reporting to DoD leadership. Requirements include active DoD clearance, 10+ years in cybersecurity and cloud architecture, and DoD ZTA experience.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of progressive cybersecurity and cloud architecture experience.
• 3+ years architecting or implementing Zero Trust per NIST SP 800-207 and DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID Government, PIM, and CA policies.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement ZTA roadmap across seven pillars.
• Design fine-grained ICAM policies in Entra ID, PIM, and CA.
• Architect micro-segmentation and private endpoints in Azure Government.
• Integrate telemetry/logging with Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for Cloud.
• Support leadership in reporting Zero Trust metrics to DoD stakeholders.

Skills

Zero Trust Architecture

Cloud architecture

Cybersecurity

Microsoft Entra ID Government / Azure"

PIM / Conditional Access

DoD 8570/8140 IASAE II/III

NIST SP 800-207

RBAC

Communication skills

Active DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID Government

Microsoft Sentinel

Defender for Cloud

Azure Role-Based Access Control

Job description

Torch Technologies seeks a Zero Trust Security Architect to lead the technical execution of the Joint Staff J7 ZTA program. Location is Huntsville, AL or Suffolk, VA with hybrid on-site work.

You will design ZTA across pillars, configure ICAM in Entra ID/PIM/CA, and integrate Sentinel/Defender for Cloud while reporting to DoD leadership. Requirements include active DoD clearance, 10+ years in cybersecurity and cloud architecture, and DoD ZTA experience.