Illumio Zero Trust Platform Engineer

Disruptive Solutions, LLC; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Disruptive Solutions, LLC is seeking a cybersecurity engineer to design, deploy, and optimize Illumio Core and Edge across on-prem, virtualized, and cloud environments. The role emphasizes Zero Trust policy development, integration with SIEM/SOAR, and collaboration with security teams to reduce risk.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in cybersecurity, with experience in regulated settings, automation, and cloud environments. A TS/SCI clearance with polygraph willingness is required or obtainable.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity, cloud security, or infrastructure engineering.
• 3+ years Linux/Windows, virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), and cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• 2+ years delivering solutions in regulated mission-critical environments (finance/healthcare/federal).
• 1+ year infra automation (Ansible, Terraform, or similar).
• 1+ year REST APIs, scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and optimize Illumio Core and Illumio Edge across on-prem, virtualized, and cloud environments.
• Architect and implement Zero Trust segmentation policies with mapping and boundaries.
• Develop Illumio workflows, runbooks, dashboards, and segmentation models.
• Integrate Illumio with SIEM/SOAR, CMDB, vulnerability tools, and cloud controls.
• Analyze traffic with VEN telemetry and refine policy to reduce attack surface.
• Troubleshoot performance, VEN installation issues, and policy conflicts.
• Onboard workloads with application owners and support change management.
• Lifecycle management: upgrades, health checks, cert operations, policy governance.
• Align Illumio policy models with NIST 800-207 strategies.
• Contribute to architecture standards and enterprise security playbooks.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Cloud security

Linux/Windows administration

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Associate’s degree or higher with IT project experience

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Illumio Core

Illumio Edge

ServiceNow

SIEM/SOAR

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Washington, United States | Posted on 08/26/2026

Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
Employment Type:Full Time

About Company

Disruptive Solutions, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) delivering mission-focused cybersecurity and technology solutions for federal and commercial clients. We specialize in advanced cybersecurity operations, AI/ML integration, cloud modernization, data governance, and risk management. With a proven track record supporting agencies like the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Treasury, we deliver innovative solutions that maximize efficiency and strengthen cyber resilience. At our core, we are dedicated partners committed to securing the mission with innovation, integrity, and measurable impact.

Job Summary

The role involves designing, deploying, and optimizing Illumio solutions, implementing Zero Trust policies, integrating with security tools, troubleshooting infrastructure issues, and collaborating on security standards, requiring cybersecurity experience, automation skills, and security clearances.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in 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 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: 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.
  

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity, cloud security, or infrastructure engineering.
  
• 3+ years of expertise in Linux/Windows systems, virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  
• 2+ years of experience developing and deploying solutions for highly regulated mission-critical environments (finance, healthcare, federal, or energy).
  
• 1+ year experience with infrastructure automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, or similar).
  
• 1+ year experience with REST APIs, scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell), or automation frameworks.
  
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam.
  
• 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, or Master’s degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities.
  
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570.01-M Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support (CSSP-IS) Certification, including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND certification within 30 days of offer accept.
  
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification such as SecurityX (formerly CASP+), CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, CCSP certification within 45 days of CSSP-IS date (or offer accept if candidate already has CSSP-IS Cert).
  

Additional 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.
  
• Possession of strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;TS/SCI clearance with willingness to obtain polygraph is required.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Disruptive Solutions, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.