Principal Zero Trust Architect (R-00204)

Truezerotech
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Geared toward senior cybersecurity professionals comfortable with designing Zero Trust architectures for federal enterprises, working in a remote environment with a focus on reusable patterns and technical leadership.

Best fit for

  • Senior professionals with federal security experience and a track record in Zero Trust architecture design
    — “Experience supporting large Federal enterprises and FISMA-reportable systems
  • Individuals who can lead technical reviews and align with enterprise engineering principles
    — “Demonstrated ability to design reusable enterprise architectures across identity, devices, networks, applications, data, visibility, and automation
  • Candidates with strong communication skills to advise executive and technical teams
    — “Strong technical writing, architecture review, and executive communication skills

Things to consider

  • The role demands deep familiarity with federal contracting and compliance frameworks
    — “Strong understanding of federal contracting and the ability to manage multiple task orders with different customers, requirements, budgets, and schedules

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with federal ZTA frameworks like NIST SP 800-207 and CISA maturity models
    — “Expert knowledge of NIST SP 800-207, CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model, and Federal Zero Trust architecture principles
  • Showcase ability to create and refine reusable architecture patterns
    — “Lead development and technical quality review of enterprise ZTA Use Cases and reusable architecture patterns
  • Emphasize your experience in guiding teams across hybrid and mission-critical environments
    — “Guide system teams in applying enterprise patterns to on-premises, cloud, hybrid, legacy, and mission-critical environments
  • Demonstrate vendor-neutral analysis skills in assessing security technologies
    — “Evaluate interoperability and architectural alignment of existing enterprise security technologies using vendor-neutral analysis
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Principal

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What success looks like

  • developing enterprise security architectures
  • guiding system teams
  • providing technical advisory support
Typical background
security architectureenterprise engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

Zero Trust ArchitectureSecurity PolicyArchitecture ReviewTechnical Writing

Preferred

Cloud SecurityFederal Contracting

Stack & domain

NIST SP 800-207CISA Zero Trust Maturity ModelFederal Zero Trust Architecture PrinciplesTechnical WritingArchitecture ReviewExecutive CommunicationCybersecurityEnterprise Architecture

About the role

Original posting from Truezerotech via Lever

True Zero Technologies, a veteran-owned small business, was founded on the principle that the purposeful enablement of people and technology in an organization directly ties to the quality of its outcomes. True Zero recognizes that those outcomes begin and end with our people, and that is what we have built a community of like-minded, driven, and passionate individuals and innovators who are aligned in a common goal of delivering top-tier services to our customers. Our culture and commitment have been recognized through numerous accolades, including being named one of the Best Places to Work in 2023 in two categories (“Prosperous and Thriving” ($5MM–$50MM in gross revenue) and “Mid-Atlantic Region” (DC, DE, MD, NC, VA, WV)), and again in 2025 as a Best Places to Work honoree. In addition, True Zero earned coveted spots on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America in 2022, 2023, and 2025, a testament to our sustained growth driven by our people-first approach and unwavering dedication to excellence.

The IDIQ Program Manager is responsible for the management, performance, and growth of assigned Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts and associated task orders. This position oversees contract execution, customer relationships, staffing, financial performance, subcontractor coordination, compliance, and program reporting.

The Program Manager works across delivery, contracts, finance, recruiting, business development, and technical teams to ensure task orders are properly planned, staffed, and executed. This role requires a strong understanding of federal contracting and the ability to manage multiple task orders with different customers, requirements, budgets, and schedules.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Lead development and technical quality review of enterprise ZTA Use Cases and reusable architecture patterns.
  • Define information flows, policy decision and enforcement points, identity relationships, workload interactions, security controls, and integration requirements.
  • Evaluate interoperability and architectural alignment of existing enterprise security technologies using vendor-neutral analysis.
  • Provide technical advisory support to Architecture Review Boards, engineering teams, and executive governance bodies.
  • Guide system teams in applying enterprise patterns to on-premises, cloud, hybrid, legacy, and mission-critical environments.
  • Incorporate implementation lessons learned and architectural deviations back into reusable enterprise patterns and technical guidance.

Job Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
  • Ten or more years of security architecture or enterprise engineering experience, including significant Zero Trust architecture responsibility.
  • Expert knowledge of NIST SP 800-207, CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model, and Federal Zero Trust architecture principles.
  • Demonstrated ability to design reusable enterprise architectures across identity, devices, networks, applications, data, visibility, and automation.
  • Strong technical writing, architecture review, and executive communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience supporting large Federal enterprises and FISMA-reportable systems.
  • Experience with cloud and hybrid architectures, identity-centric security, microsegmentation, application modernization, and telemetry integration.
  • Experience conducting vendor-neutral capability and interoperability assessments.

Preferred Certifications: 

One or more of the following:

  • CISSP
  • CISSP-ISSAP
  • SABSA
  • CCSP

We’re actively searching for talented security and technology practitioners who are ready to experience the True Zero difference. As a True Zero team member, you'll enjoy:

  • Competitive salary, paid twice per month
  • Best in class medical coverage
  • 100% of medical premiums covered by True Zero
  • Company wide new business incentive programs
  • Contribution Incentives (i.e. white papers, blog posts, internal webinars, etc.)
  • 3 weeks of PTO starting + 11 Paid Holidays Annually
  • 401k Program with 100% company match on the first 4%
  • Monthly reimbursement of Cell Phone and Home Internet costs
  • Paternity/Maternity Leave
  • Investment in training and certifications to broaden and deepen your technical skills

Source: Truezerotech careers (Lever)

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