What are the responsibilities and job description for the Zero Trust Security Engineer position at OpenArc, LLC.?
OpenArc - Empowering Your Career. As a leading IT staffing firm, we are dedicated to connecting talented professionals with your ideal opportunities. We are currently seeking a qualified Zero Trust Security Engineer to join our client’s organization and contribute to their ongoing success.
Job summary
This position focuses on network security enforcement, identity-driven access controls, and secure application access using technologies such as next-generation firewalls, conditional access, and cloud-based SASE platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain Zero Trust security architectures aligned with NIST 800-207.
- Engineer and operate firewall and network security policies, including segmentation, egress filtering, and inspection for IT and OT environments.
- Own administration and optimization cloud SASE platforms for secure internet access and private application access.
- Implement and tune identity-driven security controls including Conditional Access, MFA, device posture, and risk-based policies.
- Partner with IAM and endpoint teams to integrate identity, device health, and access enforcement.
- Develop and maintain standards, baselines, and technical documentation for Zero Trust controls.
- Support secure access for SaaS, cloud, and on-prem applications while minimizing reliance on traditional VPN models.
Requirements:
- IT or cybersecurity experience with at least 3 years focused on zero trust security engineering.
- Strong understanding of Zero Trust concepts, least privilege, and identity-centric security.
- Hands-on experience with cloud SASE (e.g., Netskope, Zscaler, Cloudflare) and modern NGFW platforms.
- Experience implementing Conditional Access in Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
- Familiarity with cloud security in Azure, OCI, AWS, and SaaS environments.
At OpenArc, we prioritize your career success and strive to build exceptional technical teams for our clients. By understanding your experience and aspirations, we ensure to present you with rewarding and fulfilling opportunities.
As an employee of OpenArc and our clients, you will be eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefits package.
OpenArc is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.