CareerPlan

Zero Trust & Microsegmentation Engineer

Princeton, New Jersey; Boulder, ColoradoFull-time$150k–$190k2026-10-25 → 2026-10-29

Core

Architect and enforce enterprise-wide micro-segmentation policies across applications, servers, workloads, and cloud environments to reduce attack surface and eliminate unnecessary east-west traffic.

Role type

Senior IC Zero Trust & Microsegmentation Engineer

Builds

Enterprise Micro-Segmentation framework and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) controls

Domain

Cybersecurity / Network Engineering / Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, VLANs, NAT, load balancing, enterprise firewall management, micro-segmentation, Zero Trust architectures, application dependency analysis, firewall rules, ACLs, access-control policies

Preferred skills

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio, Zscaler, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, container networking, Terraform, Ansible, Python, PowerShell, SIEM, vulnerability management, CCNP, CISSP, CompTIA Security+, PCNSE, AWS Security Specialty, Microsoft AZ-500

Technologies

Akamai Guardicore, Illumio, Zscaler, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Python, PowerShell, NetFlow, SIEM

Responsibilities

Architect and enforce micro-segmentation policies; Map and validate application communication flows; Drive policy assurance via traffic-flow analysis; Lead remediation and incident response; Automate segmentation policy deployment and compliance reporting; Partner on cloud adoption and data-center transformations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC