Job#: 3034275 Job Description: Information Security EngineerLocation: Irving, TX; Charlotte, NC; Chandler, AZ (Hybrid)Employment Type: 18 Months ContractPay Rate: $53/hr - $57/hrNote: We are unable to consider C2C or third-party submissions.Role Overview
This position will advance the enterprise Zero Trust micro-segmentation program. The role focuses on delivering safe, auditable, and scalable traffic visibility and policy enforcement across hybrid environments. You will ensure operational reliability, policy confidence, and vendor accountability for a SaaS-based segmentation platform at an enterprise scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate and mature the Illumio micro-segmentation platform, including VEN agent lifecycle management across Windows, Linux, and future AIX workloads.
- Design, validate, and deploy least-privilege segmentation policies, ensuring changes can be verified via traffic telemetry before and after enforcement.
- Analyze traffic flow telemetry and delay metrics to validate platform health, identify regressions, and distinguish policy issues from platform or vendor constraints.
- Lead incident response and vendor escalation with engineering, addressing capacity constraints, SaaS scaling events, and maintenance windows.
- Partner with Network Engineering, application teams, and platform owners to coordinate production changes and policy deployments.
- Maintain and evolve security standards, baselines, and deployment guidance for enterprise micro-segmentation.
- Support large-scale onboarding and migration efforts, including SaaS cutovers and phased policy enforcement.
- Communicate technical risks, findings, and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership.
Required Qualifications
Experience: 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, or education.
Technical Skills:- Hands-on experience with Micro-Segmentation, Zero Trust architecture, and lateral-movement prevention.
- Experience with Illumio or an equivalent segmentation platform, including VEN agents, SaaS policy engines, and enforcement modes.
- Proficiency with SIEM tools for traffic and telemetry analysis, including time-based analysis, distributions, and baselining.
- Understanding of Linux and Windows server fundamentals, application communication patterns, and network flows.
- Experience with production change management and incident response protocols.
Preferred Qualifications
- Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or other comparable security architecture or Zero Trust-focused certifications.
- Familiarity with Azure cloud environments and enterprise IAM concepts like SaaS authentication and RBAC.
- Experience integrating segmentation telemetry into SIEM, data lakes, or automation pipelines.
- Knowledge of policy certification, audit traceability, or regulatory reporting processes.
Compensation & Benefits
Pay Rate: $53.00/hr - $57.00/hr.
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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
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