Zero Trust Security Architect (ZTNA, ZIA/ZPA)

Cognizant; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Zero Trust Security Architect to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of secure connectivity across global cloud and hybrid environments. This role emphasizes ZTNA, Zscaler, and SASE/SSE technologies to enable secure business operations and support M&A integration.

The ideal candidate brings deep cloud security expertise, identity-aware networking, and hands-on architectural leadership to drive enterprise-wide security transformation and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in security architecture or related fields.
• Expertise in Zero Trust, ZTNA, and secure connectivity.
• Hands-on with Zscaler ZIA/ZPA and cloud security services.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Zero Trust security architectures across identity, endpoints, apps, networks, and data.
• Architect secure connectivity including cloud VPN, site-to-site VPN, remote access, ZTNA.
• Lead Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA) deployment, DLP, policy enforcement and traffic inspection.
• Define identity-aware access models based on least-privilege and Zero Trust.
• Guide integration for new platforms and enterprise initiatives.
• Support M&A security integration and target-state architecture planning.
• Conduct threat modeling and security risk assessments on access flows and data protection.
• Develop standards, reference architectures, and implementation roadmaps.
• Collaborate with cloud, security, and application teams to embed controls.
• Evaluate Zscaler, SASE, SSE, VPN options against business needs.

Skills

Zero Trust Architecture

ZTNA

Identity-Aware Access Controls

Cloud Security

Security architecture leadership

M&A security integration

Education

CISSP or equivalent certifications

AWS/Azure multi-cloud security knowledge

Tools

Zscaler ZIA

Zscaler ZPA

SASE

SSE

Cloud VPN

MFA

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Zero Trust Security Architect to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of secure connectivity across global cloud and hybrid environments. This role emphasizes ZTNA, Zscaler, and SASE/SSE technologies to enable secure business operations and support M&A integration.

The ideal candidate brings deep cloud security expertise, identity-aware networking, and hands-on architectural leadership to drive enterprise-wide security transformation and