The Security Modernization Specialist Mid provides Zero Trust and security-modernization consulting and engineering support to CBP leadership and delivery teams. The specialist independently evaluates current capabilities, develops roadmaps and strategies, coordinates stakeholders, and translates technical findings into implementable modernization actions.
Job Responsibilities- Apply Zero Trust principles and authoritative guidance, including OMB M-22-09, CISA's Zero Trust Maturity Model, NIST SP 800-207, and Executive Order 14028.
- Evaluate CBP architectures, tools, configurations, and procedures to document the current security posture and identify modernization gaps.
- Develop and maintain Zero Trust implementation and optimization roadmaps across identity, devices, networks, applications, workloads, data, visibility, automation, and governance.
- Assess technologies and recommend tools, configurations, and implementation priorities that improve Zero Trust maturity.
- Track modernization risks, issues, blockers, metrics, schedules, dashboards, and mitigation actions for Government leadership.
- Develop technical and nontechnical documentation, briefings, architecture views, operational views, network diagrams, and online knowledge content.
- Coordinate working groups and stakeholders to clarify responsibilities, resolve architecture issues, and align modernization efforts across CBP OIT.
Job Qualifications- Minimum 5 years of relevant cybersecurity modernization, Zero Trust, security architecture, or security engineering experience.
- Working knowledge of OMB M-22-09, CISA's Zero Trust Maturity Model, NIST SP 800-207, Executive Order 14028, and federal Zero Trust guidance.
- Experience conducting architecture, tool, configuration, process, readiness, and gap assessments across on-premises and cloud environments.
- Experience developing implementation roadmaps, strategies, metrics, dashboards, schedules, risk registers, and technical recommendations.
- Strong facilitation, technical writing, presentation, stakeholder-coordination, and documentation skills.
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
