Illumio Zero Trust Engineer
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's, Master's, Associate's
Washington, USA
In Person
CybersecuritySecurity Engineering & Architecture
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required
About the job
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, or infrastructure engineering.
- At least 3 years of expertise in Linux and Windows systems, virtualization using 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 such as Ansible or Terraform.
- At least 1 year of experience with REST APIs, scripting using Python, Bash, or PowerShell, or automation frameworks.
- Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
- An Associate’s 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 8570.01-M Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support certification, including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND, within 30 days of offer acceptance.
- Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III certification such as SecurityX (formerly CASP+), CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP or Associate, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP within 45 days of the CSSP-IS certification date, or offer acceptance if the candidate already has the CSSP-IS certification.
Responsibilities
- Assist in designing, deploying, configuring, and optimizing Illumio Core and Illumio Edge across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments.
- Architect and implement 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 build 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.
Desired Qualifications
- 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.
- Illumio certifications such as Illumio Platform Associate, Illumio Platform Specialist, Illumio Platform Expert, or Illumio Platform On-Prem PCE Administrator.
About the company
ENS Solutions builds and manages secure technology for defense, intelligence and commercial clients. Its identity and access work covers the systems that verify users, control permissions and protect sensitive accounts, alongside custom application development and systems integration. Teams also turn geographic data and imagery into maps and visual intelligence products used to explain places and events. The business works through consulting and technical service engagements, combining project planning with ongoing support for client systems from initial design through day-to-day operation. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in Mitchellville, Maryland.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Mitchellville, MD
Founded
2014
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