Listing Description
Job Description:
XOR Security is currently looking for an experienced Zero Trust Architect to support
one of our prime contracts in Washington, D.C. to provide effective leadership and
engineering guidance towards a ZTA end-state.
Tasks:
• Lead technical working groups to assess, design, and architect roadmaps
towards implementation of ZTA solutions.
• Provide technical recommendations for ZTA initiatives by integrating new
architectural features into existing infrastructures, designing cybersecurity
architectural artifacts, providing architectural analysis and evaluating existing
system to future needs and trends.
• Create project plan, schedule, and charts to track ZTA progress.
• Host weekly briefing to leadership to provide status and schedule of ZTA
initiatives.
• Attend ZTA related meetings for both VA and government wide related functions.
Other Responsibilities:
• Conducts software and systems engineering and software systems research to
develop new capabilities, ensuring cybersecurity is fully integrated. Conducts
comprehensive technology research to evaluate potential vulnerabilities in
cyberspace systems
• Designs, develops, tests, and evaluates information system security throughout
the systems development life cycle
• Tests, implements, deploys, maintains, and administers the infrastructure
hardware and software
• Conducts risk assessment and provides recommendations for application design
• Responsible for the full range of security issues including architectures, firewalls,
electronic data traffic, and network access
• Uses encryption technology, penetration and vulnerability analysis of various
security technologies, and information technology security research
• Designs and develops new systems, applications, and solutions for external
customer enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks
• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product
requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule,
and cost constraints
• Embeds advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction,
provides engineering recommendations, and resolves integration/testing issues
• Has developed trusted relationships with customers
• May mentor and provide guidance to less-experienced professionals
• May serve as a team or task lead
• Recognized as an industry leader in Cybersecurity
Required qualifications:
• BS in Computer Science, Math, Engineering or related field (8 years of additional
relevant experience may be substituted for education)
• Minimum 7 years of technical experience with experience architecting
cybersecurity systems
• In-depth working knowledge of Palo Alto ZTA solutions
• Understanding of ZTA maturity model
• This position may require for requires US Citizenship
• Must be able to obtain a VA Public Trust
Preferred qualifications:
• Certifications in Zero Trust
• CISSP and/or CISSP-ISSAP
• Any top/architect-level tool-specific certifications
• Master's Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science or relevant STEM
Closing Statement:
XOR Security offers a very competitive benefits package including health insurance
coverage from the first day of employment, 401k with a vested company match,
vacation and supplemental insurance benefits.
XOR Security is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). M/F/D/V.
Citizenship Clearance Requirement
Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must
meet eligibility requirements - US CITIZENSHIP and PUBLIC TRUST CLEARANCE
REQUIRED.
Listing Details
- Salary: $170000 - $190000
- Citizenship: Us Citizen
- Incentives: Not Provided
- Education: Bachelors Degree
- Travel: Travel 25
- Telework: Partial Telecommute