Illumio Zero Trust Platform Engineer

About the role

The Opportunity: Lead the design, deployment, configuration, and optimization of Illumio Core and Illumio Edge across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments. Support the architecting 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 building 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.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, or infrastructure engineering
• 3+ years of experience in Linux or Windows systems, virtualization, including VMware or Hyper-V, and cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, or GCP
• 2+ years of experience developing and deploying solutions for highly regulated mission-critical environments, including finance, healthcare, federal, or energy
• 1+ years of experience with infrastructure automation tools
• 1+ years of experience with REST APIs, scripting, including Python, Bash, or PowerShell, or automation frameworks
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities
• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities
• Master’s degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification such as SecurityX/CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, CISSP Associate, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP certification within 45 days of start date
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570.01-M Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification, including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND certification within 30 days of start date

Skills

• 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

Benefits

• Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.
• Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

Pay

$99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD)

Schedule

Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role.

Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.