Zero Trust Architect & SME — Top Secret Clearance

ShorePoint, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 144 hours

Health insurance

401(k)

Job summary

ShorePoint, LLC (Washington, DC) seeks a senior Zero Trust Architect/SME to lead strategy, design and modernization of Zero Trust across federal environments. You will translate mission requirements into secure, scalable solutions and drive cross‑functional collaboration with government partners.

The role requires extensive experience with NIST SP 800-207, IAM modernization and multi‑cloud integrations, plus strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills for executive leadership and

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing Zero Trust security architectures in federal environments.
• Strong knowledge of NIST SP 800-207 and related DoD/IC directives.
• Ability to translate requirements into actionable Zero Trust designs and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Zero Trust Architecture SME to advise executive leadership on strategy and modernization pathways.
• Develop current- and target-state ZTA assessments aligned with federal requirements.
• Translate mission requirements into Zero Trust technical solutions and system designs.
• Design Zero Trust reference architectures for identity, device, network, data and application security.
• Lead roadmap development, sequencing plans and technical transition approaches.
• Collaborate with engineers, cloud architects and mission partners to implement ZTA controls.

Skills

Zero Trust Architecture

Federal cybersecurity

NIST SP 800-207

IAM modernization

Hybrid/multi-cloud

Security architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity / CS / IS / Engineering

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

UEBA

Job description

ShorePoint, LLC (Washington, DC) seeks a senior Zero Trust Architect/SME to lead strategy, design and modernization of Zero Trust across federal environments. You will translate mission requirements into secure, scalable solutions and drive cross‑functional collaboration with government partners.

The role requires extensive experience with NIST SP 800-207, IAM modernization and multi‑cloud integrations, plus strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills for executive leadership and