Zero Trust Compliance Officer (Engineer Info Assurance 4)

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. • Fairfax, VA

17h • $128,887 - $184,124 • Onsite

About The Position

HII - Mission Technologies is currently seeking a Senior Zero Trust Compliance Officer to work out of Fairfax, VA in support of the DoD/DoW Advana War Data Platform designed to aggregate operational, intelligence, logistics, and sensor data from multiple domains, enable Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) by providing a common data fabric, and support AI/ML applications for predictive analytics, targeting, and mission planning. This position is contingent on contract award

Requirements

• 10 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• IAM I (CompTIA Security+ CE, ISC² CAP, ISC² SSCP, or GIAC GSLC) certified
• Must have an active Top Secret security clearance
• US Citizen

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Advana architecture, Palantir Foundry, or similar data integration platforms
• Experience with data governance frameworks and metadata management
• Agile/SAFe delivery experience in secure environments

Responsibilities

• Designs, documents, and validates Zero Trust compliance across Department of Defense mission systems operating on unclassified and classified networks.
• Translates Zero Trust technical implementations into defensible authorization artifacts aligned with DoDI guidance, NIST control families, and the DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture.
• Evaluates identity-centric access controls, network micro-segmentation, continuous authentication mechanisms, and encrypted traffic protections for compliance sufficiency and audit readiness.
• Maintains System Security Plans, Security Assessment Reports, and Plans of Action and Milestones reflecting Zero Trust capabilities using eMASS, Xacta, and controlled SharePoint repositories.
• Conducts Zero Trust maturity assessments, traces capability alignment to control objectives, and documents compliance posture for review by Authorizing Officials, Senior Information Security Officers, and Component cybersecurity leadership.
• Coordinates with cybersecurity engineers, network teams, and system owners to reconcile technical configurations with authorization requirements.
• Reviews vulnerability findings, control assessment results, and continuous monitoring outputs to validate Zero Trust control effectiveness.
• Produces compliance dashboards, executive summaries, and evidence packages supporting authorization decisions and mission risk awareness.
• Supports inspections, penetration testing reviews, and governance boards through structured documentation and authoritative briefings.
• Advances program values of mission assurance, audit transparency, cyber resilience, and operational trust by delivering consistent compliance alignment between Zero Trust engineering and security authorization outcomes.

Benefits

• We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior