GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nations top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.
This role requires someone working onsite in DC/Reston/Quantic/College Park. A TS/SCI CI Poly is required.
You will directly shape our enterprise Zero Trust program, influence architectural decisions, and help safeguard mission-critical systems by deploying one of the most advanced segmentation platforms in the industry. This is a high-impact engineering role with visibility across security, cloud, and executive leadership.
We are seeking an experienced Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation Platform Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and operational support of our enterprise micro-segmentation strategy. This role will own the Illumio Adaptive Security Platform (ASP) across hybrid environments and play a critical part in our Zero Trust initiative, partnering with security architects, cloud engineers, application teams, and IT operations to reduce lateral movement risk and strengthen our overall security posture.
Key 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 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.
Basic 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 with network security (firewalls, routing, segmentation models, TCP/IP).
- 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
- Associates degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelors degree and 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Masters degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities. Years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
- Active DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II Certification, including Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND
- Ability to obtain a DoD 8570.01-M Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification, including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND certification within 30 days of start date
Additional Qualifications
- Prior Hands-on experience deploying and managing Illumio Adaptive Security Platform (ASP) in enterprise environments.
- Illumio certifications (e.g., Illumio ASP Professional or Expert).
- Experience with CMDB systems (ServiceNow), SIEM/SOAR tools, or vulnerability management platforms.
- Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles, micro-segmentation, and lateral movement mitigation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate policies into technical controls.
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Why GuidePoint?
GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1000 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 4,200 customers.
Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the companys success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.
Some added perks.
- Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
- Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family) and GPS will contribute in one lump sum: ($500 per EE annually / $1000 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
- Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
- Pet Benefit Option
