Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Zero Trust Automation Subject Matter Expert and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. As a Zero Trust Automation SME, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USCENTCOM. You will play a crucial role as a technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and implementing automation solutions to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our client’s Zero Trust security framework. Design, develop, and implement automation solutions using Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) to enhance security operations and streamline workflows. Write and maintain scripts in YAML, Ruby, Python, and PowerShell to automate routine security tasks and processes, including vulnerability remediation, configuration management, and incident response. Integrate automation solutions with SOAR (e.g., Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR) and SIEM (e.g., Splunk Enterprise Security) platforms to improve incident response and threat detection capabilities. Collaborate with cross-functional teams – including security engineers, network administrators, and software developers – to implement DevSecOps principles and establish robust CI/CD pipelines for secure and efficient software delivery. Configure and manage API gateways (e.g., Kong, Apigee) to enable secure and efficient communication between applications and services, enforcing Zero Trust access controls. Conduct assessments to identify automation opportunities within the existing security infrastructure and recommend Zero Trust-aligned solutions. Develop and enforce automation policies, standards, and best practices, ensuring compliance with DoD standards and frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-207, DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture). Provide expert-level guidance and mentorship to junior automation engineers and administrators, fostering a culture of automation and continuous improvement. Stay current with emerging automation technologies and trends (e.g., Infrastructure as Code, Policy as Code) to continuously improve the organization’s security posture. Contribute to the development of automation playbooks and runbooks for common security scenarios.