Zero Trust Engineer

Hi ,

Our client is looking for a Zero Trust Engineer. If you are interested, Please help me with your expected salary range.

Location: Reston, VA or Washington DC

Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph

Job Classification: Full Time

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.

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.

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.

Illumio certifications such as Illumio Platform Associate, Illumio Platform Specialist, Illumio Platform Expert, or Illumio Platform On-Prem PCE Administrator.