Illumio Zero Trust Platform Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Washington, DC

9d•$99,000 - $225,000

About The Position

Lead the design, deployment, configuration, and optimization of Illumio Core and Illumio Edge across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments. Support the architecture and implementation of Zero Trust Segmentation policies, including application dependency mapping, labeling frameworks, enforcement boundaries, and zone-based controls. Develop Illumio workflows, runbooks, dashboards, and segmentation models for enterprise workloads and critical applications. Integrate Illumio with SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, C2C, vulnerability scanners, cloud-native controls, and enterprise automation pipelines. Conduct traffic flow analysis using Illumio VEN telemetry and assist in developing policy recommendations to reduce attack surface and limit east-west movement. Troubleshoot system performance, VEN installation issues, policy conflicts, and platform health across distributed infrastructure. Partner with application owners to onboard workloads, validate segmentation plans, and support change management. Perform lifecycle management, including upgrades, health checks, certificate operations, and policy governance. Collaborate with security architects to align Illumio policy models with broader Zero Trust and NIST 800-207 strategies. Contribute to architectural standards, documentation, and enterprise security playbooks. A Secret clearance is required. Candidates must be able to obtain the specified DoD cybersecurity certifications within 45 days and 30 days of the start date, respectively.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, or infrastructure engineering.
At least 3 years of experience with Linux or Windows systems, virtualization such as VMware or Hyper-V, and cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
At least 2 years of experience developing and deploying solutions for highly regulated, mission-critical environments, such as finance, healthcare, federal, or energy.
At least 1 year of experience with infrastructure automation tools.
At least 1 year of experience with REST APIs, scripting such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell, or automation frameworks.
Secret clearance.
One of the following education and experience combinations supporting IT projects and activities: an associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience; a bachelor’s degree and 3+ years; or a master’s degree and 1+ years.
Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III certification within 45 days of the start date, such as SecurityX, CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, CISSP Associate, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP.
Ability to obtain a DoD 8570.01-M Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support certification within 30 days of the start date, such as CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND.

Nice To Haves

Experience deploying and managing Illumio Adaptive Security Platform (ASP) in enterprise environments.
Experience with CMDB systems such as ServiceNow, SIEM and SOAR tools, or vulnerability management platforms.
Knowledge of Zero Trust principles, micro-segmentation, and lateral movement mitigation.
Ability to translate policies into technical controls.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Illumio certifications such as Illumio Platform Associate, Illumio Platform Specialist, Illumio Platform Expert, or Illumio Platform On-Prem PCE Administrator.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, configure, and optimize Illumio Core and Illumio Edge across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments.
Support the architecture and implementation of Zero Trust Segmentation policies, including application dependency mapping, labeling frameworks, enforcement boundaries, and zone-based controls.
Develop Illumio workflows, runbooks, dashboards, and segmentation models for enterprise workloads and critical applications.
Integrate Illumio with SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, C2C, vulnerability scanners, cloud-native controls, and enterprise automation pipelines.
Analyze traffic flows using Illumio VEN telemetry and assist with policy recommendations to reduce attack surface and limit east-west movement.
Troubleshoot system performance, VEN installation issues, policy conflicts, and platform health across distributed infrastructure.
Partner with application owners to onboard workloads, validate segmentation plans, and support change management processes.
Perform lifecycle management, including upgrades, health checks, certificate operations, and policy governance.
Collaborate with security architects to align Illumio policy models with Zero Trust and NIST 800-207 strategies.
Contribute to architectural standards, documentation, and enterprise security playbooks.