Zero Trust Platform Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Reston, VAWashington, DCRiverdale, MDNorfolk, VA
Salary
$99,000–$225,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

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TL;DR · Zero Trust Platform Engineer

The Illumio Zero Trust Platform Engineer leads the design, deployment, and optimization of Illumio Core and Illumio Edge across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments. This role involves architecting Zero Trust Segmentation policies, including application dependency mapping, labeling frameworks, and zone-based controls. The engineer builds workflows, runbooks, dashboards, and segmentation models while integrating the platform with SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, and automation pipelines. Daily tasks include performing traffic flow analysis using VEN telemetry to reduce attack surfaces, troubleshooting system performance, and managing lifecycle operations like certificate updates and policy governance. Required technical skills include experience with Linux or Windows systems, VMware or Hyper-V virtualization, AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud environments, REST APIs, and scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell. The role addresses the critical problem of limiting east-west movement within highly regulated mission-critical infrastructure.

What you'll do

  • Design, deploy, and optimize Illumio Core and Edge across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments.
  • Architect and implement Zero Trust Segmentation policies including labeling frameworks and enforcement boundaries.
  • Develop Illumio workflows, runbooks, dashboards, and segmentation models for enterprise workloads.
  • Integrate Illumio with SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, vulnerability scanners, and automation pipelines.
  • Analyze traffic flows using VEN telemetry to create policy recommendations that reduce attack surfaces.
  • Troubleshoot system performance, VEN installation issues, policy conflicts, and platform health.
  • Manage the lifecycle of the platform including upgrades, certificate operations, and policy governance.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, or infrastructure engineering.
  • 3+ years of experience with Linux/Windows systems, virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • 2+ years of experience deploying solutions for highly regulated mission-critical environments like finance, healthcare, federal, or energy.
  • 1+ year of experience with infrastructure automation tools and 1+ year with REST APIs or scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
  • Associate’s degree with 5+ years IT experience, Bachelor’s with 3+ years, or Master’s with 1+ year of IT experience.
  • Ability to obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level III and Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support certifications within specified timeframes.
  • Experience with Illumio ASP, CMDB systems, Zero Trust principles, or relevant Illumio certifications (preferred).

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