Job Title: Zero Trust Security Analyst
Location: Pensacola, FL or Vienna, VA
Work model: hybrid, onsite 3 days a week
Pay rate: open to W2 and established 1099
Position type: multiyear contract

The Zero Trust Security Analyst is responsible for analyzing existing network, identity, and access configurations to determine what can be reused, refined, or must be newly created to support Zero Trust security policies. This role focuses on investigation, discovery, and design input, not rule implementation. The analyst works closely with Zero Trust Engineers, application owners, IAM teams, and firewall/security teams to ensure Zero Trust policies are grounded in accurate understanding of the current environment and avoid unnecessary duplication or overly permissive controls.

Key Responsibilities
Discovery & Analysis
• Analyze existing network security rules, firewall policies, address groups, and user/group-based access controls to determine Zero T...