Zero Trust Technical Lead

• Location: Mclean, VA, US
• Job Title: Zero Trust Technical Lead
• Job Category: Engineering
• Time Type: Full time
• Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Employee Type: Regular
• Percentage of Travel Required: None
• Type of Travel: None

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The Opportunity

CACI is seeking a Zero Trust Technical Lead. The Zero Trust Technical Lead serves as the primary coordinator and subject-matter integrator for the organization’s Zero Trust (ZT) initiatives. This role ensures alignment with Intelligence Community (IC) Zero Trust Architecture Committee (ZTA Committee) guidance, facilitates collaboration across mission and technology areas, and provides consistent, accurate, and policy aligned reporting to organizational leadership and IC partners. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail oriented, and capable of managing complex technical efforts in a multi-stakeholder environment.

Responsibilities

• Attend the monthly IC CIO Zero Trust Architecture Committee (ZTA Committee) meeting in an observation-only capacity.
• Detailed notetaking focused on organization- or IC-impacting topics and prepare executive briefs for leadership.
• Collect and archive meeting materials, including presentations and documentation.
• Present relevant updates during the organization’s Zero Trust Working Group.
• Host and facilitate the organization’s monthly Zero Trust Working Group.
• Coordinate and maintain tracking of Zero Trust initiatives across organizational components.
• Share updates to Zero Trust metrics, policy, definitions, and capabilities derived from IC CIO ZTAC decisions.
• Collect, consolidate, and validate team inputs for accuracy and awareness before providing materials to leadership.
• Review and update the status of ongoing Zero Trust efforts and identify emerging initiatives.
• Host biweekly Zero Trust Architecture tag-up meetings with internal mission and technology groups such as security, data, identity, applications, and networking teams.
• Maintain current awareness of ZT-related projects and ensure alignment with evolving IC guidance.
• Communicate new Zero Trust decisions or impacts to relevant stakeholders.
• Address Zero Trust questions or concerns and elevate issues to leadership as needed.
• Document progress and prepare updates for future reporting to the IC CIO ZTA Committee.
• Receive, track, and coordinate responses to IC CIO ZTA Committee Taskers.
• Inform leadership of new Taskers and discuss the required tone, format, and technical approach.
• Collaborate with policy or governance groups when Taskers involve roadmap or delivery timeline inputs.
• Draft Tasker responses incorporating leadership direction, policy and budget alignment, team feedback, and IC CIO ZTAC timelines.
• Submit responses to leadership for review and authorization.
• Responses must never be submitted without approval from designated government staff.
• Produce biannual Zero Trust Status Reports for delivery to the IC CIO ZTA Committee.
• Provide timely, accurate responses to leadership’s ad hoc Zero Trust information requests.
• Maintain current awareness of Zero Trust policies, initiatives, capabilities, and emerging technologies.
• Respond to Zero Trust questions from government staff, partners, and internal team members.
• Maintain a referenceable mapping of Zero Trust capabilities to existing and newly acquired software platforms.
• Develop and update Zero Trust documentation, presentations, and visual materials.
• Support team members in creating Zero Trust-aligned documentation and artifacts.
• Maintain the organization’s Zero Trust repository with updated documents, policies, and supporting materials.

Required

• TS/SCI CI Poly.
• A bachelor’s degree, preferably a BA/BS in an IT-related field, and 8+ years of related work experience.
• Experience leading or supporting Zero Trust initiatives in government or enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles, ICAM, network segmentation, data protection, and cybersecurity architecture.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary technical and mission teams.
• Skilled in coordinating complex technical projects across multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, especially in technical writing and executive briefing.

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What You Can Expect

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities.

Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is

$131,800 - $290,000

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.