Zero Trust Security Architect: Cloud VPN & Zscaler

Astreya Consultancy India; New York (NY); On-site; USD 154,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k plan

Wellness programs

Education and development programs

Job summary

Astreya is seeking an experienced Zero Trust Security Architect to plan, design, and optimize secure connectivity across global cloud and hybrid environments. The role emphasizes cloud VPN, Zscaler, and Zero Trust Network Access to enable new platforms and secure mergers and acquisitions integrations.

The candidate will design end-to-end security architectures, lead connectivity planning for new platforms, and collaborate with cloud engineering to embed guardrails.

Qualifications

• CISSP or equivalent security certifications preferred.
• Experience with Zero Trust, Zscaler, cloud VPN, and hybrid cloud design.
• Strong background in secure connectivity architectures across cloud and on-prem environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain security architecture blueprints integrating zero trust across identity, endpoints, networks, and applications.
• Plan and design secure cloud VPN, site-to-site VPN, remote access, and Zero Trust connectivity using Zscaler and similar tools.
• Develop Zero Trust Network Access architectures providing identity-aware, least-privilege access.
• Design and optimize Zscaler capabilities including secure internet access, private app access, and data protection.
• Lead connectivity planning for new platforms ensuring secure integration with identity, network, cloud, and security services.
• Define secure connectivity strategies for mergers and acquisitions, including migration to target-state Zero Trust.
• Collaborate with cloud engineering to embed security guardrails and reference architectures.
• Conduct security risk assessments focused on identity flows and data paths with actionable improvements.
• Create designs, reference architectures and roadmaps for cloud VPN, Zscaler, Zero Trust connectivity and M&A integration.
• Translate security requirements into architecture decisions to protect data and enable frictionless digital experiences.
• Evaluate Zscaler and Secure Access Service Edge solutions based on security, scalability, and cost.
• Provide guidance to implementation teams to ensure adherence to security principles.

Job description

Astreya is seeking an experienced Zero Trust Security Architect to plan, design, and optimize secure connectivity across global cloud and hybrid environments. The role emphasizes cloud VPN, Zscaler, and Zero Trust Network Access to enable new platforms and secure mergers and acquisitions integrations.

The candidate will design end-to-end security architectures, lead connectivity planning for new platforms, and collaborate with cloud engineering to embed guardrails.