Information Security Engineer 3 - Contingent

Information Security Engineer 3

Location: Irving, TX / Charlotte, NC / Chandler, AZ (Hybrid)

Duration: 18+ Months

Consultant Type: W2 only (OPT not eligible)

Must-Haves / Core Skillset

• Micro-Segmentation & Zero Trust
  • Hands-on experience with workload-level segmentation and lateral-movement prevention.
  • Demonstrated ability to move from visibility to enforcement safely in production environments.
• Illumio or Equivalent Platform Experience
  • Strong understanding of VEN agents, SaaS policy engines, enforcement modes, and migration considerations.
  • Comfort working directly with vendor engineering teams during live operational issues.
• Traffic & Telemetry Analysis
  • Strong proficiency with SIEM tools (especially time-based analysis, distributions, and baselining).
  • Ability to reason about event ingestion pipelines and end-to-end telemetry delivery.
• Operating Systems & Infrastructure
  • Solid Linux and Windows server fundamentals.
  • Understanding of application communication patterns, service dependencies, and network flows.
• Operational Maturity
  • Experience with production change management and incident response. Ability to halt or delay enforcement when telemetry or validation is insufficient.
• Communication & Influence
  • Ability to clearly communicate technical risk, impact, and recommendations to engineers, leadership, and vendors.
  • Comfortable translating telemetry and failures into executive-level summaries.

Mission (Overarching Goal)

Advance the enterprise Zero Trust micro-segmentation program, delivering safe, auditable, and scalable traffic visibility and policy enforcement across hybrid environments (on-prem and cloud). This role ensures operational reliability, policy confidence, and vendor accountability for Illumio SaaS–based segmentation at enterprise scale.

Nice-to-Haves (Certifications / Extras)

• Security & Architecture
  • CISSP, CCSP, or comparable security architecture certification
  • Zero Trust–focused training or vendor micro-segmentation certifications
• Cloud & Identity
  • Familiarity with Azure and enterprise IAM concepts (SaaS authentication, RBAC, API access)
• Advanced Platform Integration
  • Experience integrating segmentation telemetry into SIEM, data lakes, or automation pipelines
  • Exposure to policy certification, audit traceability, or regulatory reporting