Zero Trust Data Security Lead | Hybrid + TS Clearance A Plus

Navitas Business Consulting, Inc.; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Navitas Business Consulting, Inc. seeks a Data Pillar Security Lead to own the data pillar for a federal program, helping USCIS build one of the government's most advanced Zero Trust data programs.

The role supports a hybrid schedule with in-office presence twice weekly and limited travel to USCIS HQ when required. The candidate should have 10+ years in IT/cybersecurity with deep data security, DLP, data classification experience, and the ability to brief senior government leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or 4+ years of equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in IT or cybersecurity with 5+ years in data security or DLP.
• Hands-on experience designing and tuning an enterprise DLP platform (Zscaler preferred; Purview, Netskope, Forcepoint, Symantec or Palo Alto also count).
• Experience with data classification, PII/SPII handling, and federal frameworks (ZTMM, NIST 800-207/800-53, RMF/ATO).
• Strong writing skills and ability to brief senior government leaders.

Responsibilities

• Data pillar strategy (30%): Own the agency's maturity baseline, KPIs and roadmap across all 8 data functions, and lead evidence-based assessments with system owners.
• Databricks governance (25%): Strengthen Unity Catalog access controls, tagging, lineage, encryption and audit, and move access from role-based to attribute-based (RBAC toward ABAC) with the CDO and data stewards.
• Zscaler DLP (30%): Design and tune DLP across web, endpoint, email, SaaS and GenAI. Migrate legacy rules, run monitor-then-enforce pilots, and connect alerts to Splunk and SOC playbooks.
• Compliance and delivery (15%): Map controls to NIST 800-53 and DHS 4300A, support ATO work, and brief government leaders.

Skills

10+ years IT/cybersecurity

data security

data governance

DLP platform design

data classification

PII handling

Strong writing skills

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Zscaler

Purview

Netskope

Forcepoint

Symantec

Palo Alto

Databricks

Job description

Navitas Business Consulting, Inc. seeks a Data Pillar Security Lead to own the data pillar for a federal program, helping USCIS build one of the government's most advanced Zero Trust data programs.

The role supports a hybrid schedule with in-office presence twice weekly and limited travel to USCIS HQ when required. The candidate should have 10+ years in IT/cybersecurity with deep data security, DLP, data classification experience, and the ability to brief senior government leaders.