Zero-Trust Security Architect — Zscaler App Access

INSPYR Solutions; Deerfield Beach (FL); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

INSPYR Solutions is actively seeking a hands-on Security Architect or Application Security Lead to shape a Zero Trust access strategy for internal applications. The role centers on reviewing apps, setting access models, and establishing standards around authentication and authorization with Zscaler as the core platform.

As a contractor for an initial 3-month engagement with possible extension, you will collaborate across IAM, network, and application teams and report findings to IT and security

Qualifications

• 8+ years in information security with leadership in security architecture or application security.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing Zero Trust architecture.
• Hands-on Zscaler experience (ZPA and/or ZIA) strongly preferred.
• Strong application security background including threat modeling, secure design reviews, and authentication/SSO (SAML, OAuth, OIDC).
• Experience deciding how applications should be exposed (public, private, or device-restricted) and securing each scenario.
• Familiarity with device posture checks, conditional access, and IAM platforms (Okta, Azure AD/Entra ID, or similar).
• Proven ability to write clear security standards and patterns that engineering teams actually adopt.
• Strong communication skills, with comfort presenting to leadership and working across teams.

Responsibilities

• Review the internal-only application portfolio and assess each app's risk, data sensitivity, and access requirements.
• Recommend for each application whether it can be exposed publicly or should stay limited to managed devices.
• Design and implement Zero Trust access patterns using Zscaler (ZPA/ZIA), replacing the need for a traditional VPN.
• Create, document, and roll out security standards and reference patterns for application access, authentication, and authorization.
• Update existing application security standards so they reflect the new access model.
• Partner with application owners, infrastructure, networking, and IAM teams to get approval for the access model and implement it.
• Present findings, risks, and recommendations to IT and security leadership.

Skills

Zero Trust architecture

Zscaler (ZPA/ZIA)

Application security leadership

Threat modeling

SAML/OIDC/OAuth authentication

Public/private/application exposure sc

Device posture checks / conditional?

IAM platforms (Okta, Azure AD/Entra ID

Tools

Okta

Azure AD/Entra ID

Job description

INSPYR Solutions is actively seeking a hands-on Security Architect or Application Security Lead to shape a Zero Trust access strategy for internal applications. The role centers on reviewing apps, setting access models, and establishing standards around authentication and authorization with Zscaler as the core platform.

As a contractor for an initial 3-month engagement with possible extension, you will collaborate across IAM, network, and application teams and report findings to IT and security