Illumio Zero Trust Platform Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton • Reston, DC

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About The Position

The Illumio Zero Trust Platform Engineer leads the design, deployment, configuration, and optimization of Illumio Core and Illumio Edge in on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments. The role supports the architecture and implementation of Zero Trust Segmentation policies, including application dependency mapping, labeling frameworks, enforcement boundaries, and zone-based controls. It develops workflows, runbooks, dashboards, and segmentation models for enterprise workloads and critical applications, and integrates Illumio with SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, C2C, vulnerability scanners, cloud-native controls, and enterprise automation pipelines.

The engineer analyzes traffic using Illumio VEN telemetry and helps develop policy recommendations to reduce attack surface and limit east-west movement. Responsibilities also include troubleshooting performance, VEN installation issues, policy conflicts, and platform health across distributed infrastructure; partnering with application owners to onboard workloads and validate segmentation plans; and supporting change management. The role performs lifecycle management, including upgrades, health checks, certificate operations, and policy governance, and collaborates with security architects to align policy models with broader Zero Trust and NIST 800-207 strategies. It also contributes to architectural standards, documentation, and enterprise security playbooks.

Applicants must hold a Secret clearance and be able to obtain specified DoD cybersecurity certifications within the stated timeframes. Booz Allen describes its people-first culture as prioritizing collaboration. If classified as remote, occasional in-person work at a Booz Allen or customer facility may be required; hybrid and onsite roles have the facility attendance expectations described in the posting.

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, including 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.
• An associate degree and at least 5 years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, a bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of such experience, or a master’s degree and at least 1 year of such experience.
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III certification within 45 days of 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 start date, including 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 Certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, configuration, and optimization of Illumio Core and Illumio Edge across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments.
• Support 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 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 processes.
• 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.

Benefits

• Health, life, and disability benefits.
• Financial and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree