[Remote] Senior IT Consultant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. MANTECH is hiring a Senior IT Consultant (Zero Trust) to design and mature enterprise Zero Trust environments and support cybersecurity compliance. The role leads technology use-case development, technical strategy, executive communication, and specialized guidance for complex enterprise IT and security challenges.

Responsibilities

• Architect Zero Trust Environments: Design, implement, and mature enterprise Zero Trust frameworks that align with federal guidelines, such as NIST Special Publication 800-207 and the DoD Zero Trust Strategy. Ensure continuous verification is enforced across all pillars, including User, Device, Network, Application/Workload, and Data
• Regulatory Compliance: Knowledge of cybersecurity risk management frameworks, ensuring strict enterprise adherence to the Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST 800-53 controls, and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standards
• Use Case Development: Lead the engineering and development of complex Use Cases to evaluate, test, and integrate a multitude of emerging identity, micro-segmentation, and Zero Trust technologies
• Drive Technical Strategy: Perform elaborate, high-level technical analyses, architecture reviews, and feasibility studies to modernize legacy infrastructure into compliant, identity-centric security models
• Executive Communication: Prepare comprehensive reports, compliance documentation, and deliver executive-level presentations to government stakeholders, auditors, and mission partners
• Subject Matter Expertise: Provide highly technical, specialized guidance and architect scalable solutions to complex, enterprise-wide IT, compliance, and cybersecurity challenges

Skills

• 8+ years of relevant work experience in IT consulting, cybersecurity architecture, or compliance engineering
• Security+ Certification
• Proven experience implementing continuous authentication, least-privilege access, Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM), and micro-segmentation
• Strong organizational and leadership skills; proven ability to drive initiatives independently and lead cross-functional technical teams
• Exceptional ability to communicate and collaborate with colleagues across multiple domains (project managers, technical leaders, government officials, and auditors)
• Capable of translating and explaining complex compliance requirements, security practices, and procedures to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with a current/active Secret clearance
• Prior experience with DISA and DISA's support to mission partners, particularly involving DoD IT modernization and STIG compliance
• Hands-on experience implementing the DoD Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) and navigating the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Advanced industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, ISC2 CGRC/CAP, or specialized Zero Trust/Compliance credentials)

Benefits

• Health Insurance, dependent upon position
• Life Insurance, dependent upon position
• Paid Time Off, dependent upon position
• Holiday Pay, dependent upon position
• Short-term and long-term Disability, dependent upon position
• Retirement and Savings, dependent upon position
• Learning and Development opportunities, dependent upon position
• Wellness programs, dependent upon position
• Other optional benefit elections, dependent upon position
• Fully remote position

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