Systems Engineer - Zero Trust

Responsibilities

Noblis is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to work in a dynamic mission-oriented environment within Bethesda, Maryland. A successful candidate will have expertise in Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) and be able to design, implement, and support secure, resilient systems that align with modern cybersecurity frameworks. In this role, you will work across cross-functional teams to translate Zero Trust principles into actionable technical solutions, helping modernize infrastructure and enforce least-privilege access, identity assurance, and continuous verification across enterprise environments. The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of Zero Trust principles, hands-on experience with identity, network, and data security technologies, and a strong systems engineering background across the systems development lifecycle.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead or support the design and implementation of Zero Trust Architectures across enterprise or mission-critical systems.
• Analyze current system architectures and identify gaps against Zero Trust principles (e.g., NIST SP 800-207).
• Develop system-level security requirements and translate policy and governance frameworks into technical designs.
• Integrate identity, credential, and access management (ICAM), micro-segmentation, and secure data access controls into systems.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, network, and software engineering teams to embed Zero Trust into infrastructure, applications, and services.
• Define and maintain architecture artifacts, including system diagrams, security control mappings, and risk assessments.
• Support systems integration, testing, and validation of security and access control components.
• Contribute to the development of technical roadmaps for enterprise Zero Trust adoption and maturity.
• Prepare and present engineering documentation, status reports, and risk assessments to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• ship and active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph.
• Typically requires a BS degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Deep understanding of Zero Trust principles as outlined by NIST SP 800-207 and related cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., DoD Zero Trust Strategy, CISA ZT Maturity Model).
• Experience turning cybersecurity needs and capabilities into requirements and detailed technical solutions; developing and maintaining a list of Cybersecurity Architecture needs, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans; analyzing cybersecurity best practices to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Experience developing and publishing baseline security requirements for common enterprise services to ensure capabilities are in compliance with cybersecurity directives and policies; conducting critical path analysis, risk analysis, and task dependency analysis; developing security requirements and constraints to provide input to foundational technical documents, including program architectural artifacts, business cases, and concept of operations.
• Experience documenting architectural rules for Zero Trust.
• Experience diagraming an interim and future architecture for Zero Trust implementation.
• Experience defining and communicating Zero Trust integration expectations for enterprise services.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience creating a Zero Trust playbook.
• Experience designing and integrating security controls into systems, such as: Identity & Access Management (IAM/ICAM), Network segmentation and software-defined perimeters, Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), and Data loss prevention (DLP) and encryption technologies.
• Familiarity with enterprise security tools and platforms (e.g., Okta, Microsoft Entra, Zscaler, Palo Alto Prisma, CrowdStrike, Splunk).
• Experience using architecture modeling or documentation tools (e.g., SysML, ArchiMate, Visio).
• Experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and native Zero Trust implementations.
• Industry certifications in one or more of the following: INCOSE CSEP, CISSP, CCSP, Zero Trust Strategist (ZTS), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

Why work at a Noblis company?

Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards. Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

*Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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Total Rewards

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis' total compensation package.

Posted Salary Range

USD $146,200.00 - USD $228,400.00 /Yr.