Lead the Networks and Environment pillar for a federal Zero Trust acceleration effort. Develop and validate network architecture patterns covering segmentation, policy enforcement, secure connectivity, telemetry, and identity or device integration. Assess hybrid enterprise network implementations, support engineering plans and pilots, create test and rollback plans, evaluate network security technologies, and document implementation lessons and recommendations.
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.
True Zero is seeking a Network Engineer to lead the Networks and Environment pillar for the VA Zero Trust acceleration effort. The role develops and validates network-focused Zero Trust architecture patterns, including segmentation, policy enforcement, secure connectivity, telemetry, and integration with identity and device context.
The Network Engineer supports enterprise use cases and system-specific implementations across diverse on-premises, cloud, hybrid, legacy, and mission-critical environments.
Position Responsibilities
- Develop reusable network and environment architecture patterns for Zero Trust use cases.
- Assess segmentation, microsegmentation, routing, secure access, policy enforcement, and telemetry requirements for system implementations.
- Identify network dependencies and interoperability requirements across identity, device, application, data, and analytics capabilities.
- Support engineering plans, pilot designs, test cases, implementation validation, and rollback planning.
- Evaluate network security technologies in a vendor-neutral manner for architectural fit and operational effectiveness.
- Document deviations, implementation lessons, and recommendations for continuous improvement of network Zero Trust patterns.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Five or more years of enterprise network engineering or network security experience.
- Strong knowledge of segmentation, firewalls, routing, secure access, cloud networking, and network telemetry.
- Working knowledge of Zero Trust and policy enforcement concepts.
- Experience designing and troubleshooting complex hybrid enterprise networks.
- Experience with software-defined networking, microsegmentation, SASE, ZTNA, or cloud-native networking.
- Experience supporting Federal or large regulated environments.
- Experience producing architecture diagrams and implementation test plans.
- CCNP Security
- CCNP Enterprise
- CISSP
- Security+
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