Zero Trust Platform Engineer: Segmentation & Cloud Expert

Booz Allen Hamilton; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a cybersecurity/infrastructure engineer to lead Illumio Core/Edge deployments across on‑prem, virtualized, and cloud environments.

You will architect Zero Trust segmentation policies, integrate Illumio with SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, and cloud controls, and develop runbooks and dashboards for enterprise workloads.

Collaborate with application owners, manage lifecycle activities, and align policy models with NIST 800-207 while contributing to security playbooks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in cybersecurity, cloud security, or infrastructure engineering.
• 3+ years Linux/Windows systems, virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), and cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• 2+ years delivering solutions for highly regulated environments (finance, healthcare, federal, energy).
• 1+ years infrastructure automation tools experience.
• 1+ years REST APIs; scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell; automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, configuration, and optimization of Illumio Core and Illumio Edge across on-prem, virtualized, and cloud environments.
• Develop Illumio workflows, runbooks, dashboards, and segmentation models for enterprise workloads and critical apps.
• Integrate Illumio with SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, and cloud-native controls; build policy recommendations to reduce attack surface.
• Troubleshoot VEN telemetry, policy conflicts, and platform health; onboard workloads with application owners.
• Perform lifecycle management including upgrades, health checks, certificate operations, and policy governance.
• Align Illumio policy models with Zero Trust and NIST 800-207; contribute to standards and playbooks.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Cloud security

Infrastructure engineering

Linux/Windows systems

REST APIs

Python

Automation

TS/SCI clearance

Scripting (PowerShell/Bash/Python)

Education

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

AWS

Azure

GCP

ServiceNow

SIEM

SOAR

CMDB

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a cybersecurity/infrastructure engineer to lead Illumio Core/Edge deployments across on‑prem, virtualized, and cloud environments.

You will architect Zero Trust segmentation policies, integrate Illumio with SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, and cloud controls, and develop runbooks and dashboards for enterprise workloads.

Collaborate with application owners, manage lifecycle activities, and align policy models with NIST 800-207 while contributing to security playbooks.