BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the government, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie, and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom. We are seeking a Senior Zero Trust Architect to design, implement, and operate our Secure Service Edge (SSE) and Zero Trust security architecture. This role sits at the intersection of networking, identity, and cloud security, and is responsible for building secure, scalable access models across hybrid and cloud-first environments. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on expertise across SSE platforms, Microsoft 365/Azure security, identity and access management, and network traffic engineering, with the judgment to troubleshoot complex issues and the communication skills to align technical and business stakeholders. • Ability to communicate complex concepts to engineers, leadership, and non-technical stakeholders • Experience working in Agile or DevOps environments • Strong collaboration across security, networking, cloud, and endpoint teams • Ability to lead or contribute to architecture decision-making • Ability to design secure hybrid and cloud-first architectures • Experience evaluating SSE vendors based on performance, security, integration, and cost • Strong documentation skills: • • Architecture diagrams • Runbooks • SOPs • Experience supporting PoCs and pilot deployments ABC