Systems Engineer #7382

Overview

GovCIO is currently hiring a Systems Engineer for our Zero Trust integration effort with the US Air Force. This position will be located in Hampton, VA and will be a full-time on-site position.

Responsibilities

The Systems Engineer’s role is designing, managing, and optimizing complex enterprise systems ensuring their efficiency and reliability across the intelligence community (IC) in support of the United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command (HQ ACC / A2). The Systems Engineer will need to have experience with ICAM (Identity, Credential, and Access Management) that involves securing digital access by managing user identities, credentials (passwords, biometrics, PIV cards), and permissions, focusing on provisioning / deprovisioning, policy enforcement, principles, and ensuring compliance for critical systems. Duties include managing , , , , , and security issues.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design and implement Zero Trust architectures across enterprise environments (on-prem, cloud, hybrid).
• Develop identity-centric, least-privilege access models leveraging Zero Trust principles.
• Create detailed technical designs, diagrams, and system integration plans for authentication, authorization, and network segmentation.
• Evaluate and recommend Zero Trust technologies (e.g., ZTNA, SDP, IAM, PAM, micro segmentation, SASE).
• Engineer and maintain solutions for multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), and federated identity services.
• Implement continuous authentication and risk-based access controls.
• Integrate identity services with applications, APIs, and endpoints.
• Ensure proper enforcement of least privilege, including policy design and periodic access reviews.
• Implement micro segmentation (host-based or network-based) for sensitive workloads.
• Configure and maintain software-defined perimeter (SDP) or Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions.
• Integrate systems with SIEM, SOAR, XDR, and behavior analytics tools to provide continuous monitoring.
• Maintain high-availability and performance of Zero Trust platforms.
• Implement robust logging, auditing, and telemetry pipelines to support decision engines

Qualifications

High School with 10+ years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience

Preferred Skills and Experience

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