Zero Trust Engineer

True Zero Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% medical premiums covered

3 weeks PTO plus 11 Paid Holidays Annn

401k Program with 100% company match

Monthly reimbursement of Cell Phone

Investment in training and credentials

Job summary

True Zero Technologies is seeking a senior security engineer to assess and implement Zero Trust use cases across FISMA-reportable systems. You will help design system-specific engineering patterns and participate in creating implementation schedules, test plans, and pilot strategies.

The role requires hands-on security engineering experience, working knowledge of NIST SP 800-207, and the ability to document architecture decisions while aligning with RMF and federal requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field
• Five or more years of systems, security, cloud, network, identity, or application engineering experience
• Hands-on experience implementing enterprise security capabilities in complex environments
• Working knowledge of Zero Trust architectures, NIST SP 800-207, and Federal security requirements
• Strong troubleshooting, testing, and technical documentation skills

Responsibilities

• Assess applicability of prioritized enterprise Zero Trust Use Cases to assigned FISMA-reportable systems
• Develop system-specific Engineering and Implementation Plans using reusable patterns
• Prepare implementation schedules, test plans, deployment playbooks, and pilot strategies
• Support technical implementation, architecture verification, and validation of Zero Trust outcomes
• Document implementation status, architectural deviations, and lessons learned
• Support transition of completed implementations into sustainable operations and RMF processes

Skills

Zero Trust

Troubleshooting

Technical documentation

Security engineering

Cloud networking

Education

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

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assess applicability of prioritized enterprise Zero Trust Use Cases to assigned FISMA-reportable systems
• Develop system-specific Engineering and Implementation Plans using reusable patterns
• Prepare implementation schedules, test plans, deployment playbooks, and pilot strategies
• Support technical implementation, architecture verification, and validation of Zero Trust outcomes
• Document implementation status, architectural deviations, and lessons learned
• Support transition of completed implementations into sustainable operations and RMF processes

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field
• Five or more years of systems, security, cloud, network, identity, or application engineering experience
• Hands-on experience implementing enterprise security capabilities in complex environments
• Working knowledge of Zero Trust architectures, NIST SP 800-207, and Federal security requirements
• Strong troubleshooting, testing, and technical documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with VA or other large Federal system environments
• Experience with cloud, hybrid, legacy, and mission-critical systems
• Experience supporting RMF or Assessment and Authorization transition activities
• Certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CCSP, Azure Security Engineer, or AWS Security Specialty

Benefits

• 100% of medical premiums covered
• 3 weeks of PTO plus 11 Paid Holidays Annually
• 401k Program with 100% company match on the first 4%
• Monthly reimbursement of Cell Phone and Home Internet costs
• Investment in training and certifications

About the Company

True Zero Technologies is a veteran-owned small business focused on the purposeful enablement of people and technology to deliver top-tier services to customers. They have been recognized as a Best Place to Work and featured on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies.