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Booz Allen

Builds AI and cyber systems for the US government

Illumio Zero Trust Platform Engineer

Full-TimeDeadline 12/21/26
$99k - $225k/yr
Senior
Bachelor's, Master's, Associate's
Washington, DC, USA+3 moreMore locations: Riverdale Park, MD, USA | Reston, VA, USA | Norfolk, VA, 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 experience with Linux or Windows systems, virtualization including VMware or Hyper-V, and cloud environments including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • 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 using Python, Bash, or PowerShell, or automation frameworks.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph examination.
  • An Associate’s degree with 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, a Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years, or a Master’s degree with 1+ years.
  • Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III certification, such as SecurityX, CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, CISSP Associate, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP, within 45 days of the 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, within 30 days of the start date.
  • Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.
Responsibilities
  • Lead the design, deployment, configuration, and optimization of 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 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.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience deploying and managing Illumio Adaptive Security Platform 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-Premises PCE Administrator certification.

About the company

Booz Allen builds and runs technology for the U.S. government, mostly for the military and intelligence agencies, and its engineers work alongside consultants who know each agency's mission. In 1958, it helped the U.S. Navy create PERT, a project-scheduling method first used on the Polaris submarine missile program and later adopted across government and industry. Its teams design cyber defenses, AI and data tools, and battlefield communications, and it sells its own products, such as Vellox, a suite of AI tools that spot and fight off hackers. Agencies pay mainly through multi-year contracts that reimburse costs, bill hours, or set a fixed price. Booz Allen was founded in 1914 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1914

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What believers are saying

  • Product work is growing: Booz Allen bought Ultra's battlefield encryption and computing unit for $720 million in August 2026.
  • Hiring continues despite cuts: Booz Allen listed 2,282 open roles in October 2026, 1,097 of them in technology.
  • Work is lined up for years: backlog, including contract options, hit $39.5 billion in June 2026, about 3.5 years' revenue.

What critics are saying

  • Job security has slipped: staff fell from 33,400 to 30,900 in the year to June 2026 as civil work shrank.
  • Stock grants lost value: shares fell 29% in the year to October 2026 while defense IT rival CACI rose 14%.
  • Shutdowns halt paid work: the federal shutdown that began October 2025 cost Booz Allen about $50 million in unperformed work.

What makes Booz Allen unique

  • Most coworkers are cleared for secrets: about 77% of Booz Allen's 31,500 employees held security clearances in March 2026.
  • AI is its specialty: Booz Allen calls itself the federal government's largest AI provider, with about 400 active AI projects.
  • It bankrolls defense tech startups: Booz Allen tripled its venture fund to $300 million in July 2025, backing 17 companies.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Vacation
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Remote Work Options
  • Flexible Work Hours

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