Zero Trust Network Lead - Senior Engineer

GovCIO; United States; Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

GovCIO seeks a senior Zero Trust Lead (Network) in Washington, DC, hybrid role, to drive policy intent, standards, and roadmaps across identity, device posture, network, cloud, and security domains. You will lead cross-tower design and implementation, while performing hands-on network engineering with Cisco routing/switching, and firewall controls.

The role requires enterprise IT leadership, experience with Palo Alto, Zscaler, Aruba, Okta/MEntra, and ITIL/ServiceNow processes, and a Secret-level

Qualifications

• Senior-level hands-on enterprise network engineering/operations experience.
• Experience leading design, implementation and operationalization of Zero Trust capabilities across identity, device posture, network access, segmentation, cloud/security controls, and monitoring.
• Leadership and governance with ITIL-based incident/change management and ServiceNow experience.

Responsibilities

• Own Zero Trust strategy and cross-tower integration model spanning identity, device posture, network, cloud, and security domains.
• Provide hands-on network engineering support with Cisco routing/switching, LAN/WAN services, and firewall controls.
• Define and lead Zero Trust integration requirements for Palo Alto, Zscaler, Aruba/ClearPass, and identity controls; perform hands-on troubleshooting as needed.
• Coordinate across Network Operations, IAM, Cloud/Infra, Service Desk, and Security Operations to translate requirements into operational controls.
• Ensure changes follow ERB/CCB processes with testing, rollback planning, and traceability.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Zero Trust

Technical leadership

ITIL/ServiceNow

Education

Bachelor's in Networking / CS / IT or equivalent (12+ years)

Tools

Cisco routing

Cisco switching

Palo Alto

Zscaler ZIA/ZPA

Aruba ClearPass NAC

Okta / Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Intune

Job description

GovCIO seeks a senior Zero Trust Lead (Network) in Washington, DC, hybrid role, to drive policy intent, standards, and roadmaps across identity, device posture, network, cloud, and security domains. You will lead cross-tower design and implementation, while performing hands-on network engineering with Cisco routing/switching, and firewall controls.

The role requires enterprise IT leadership, experience with Palo Alto, Zscaler, Aruba, Okta/MEntra, and ITIL/ServiceNow processes, and a Secret-level