Staff Security Automation Engineering Lead

Onwards Together!

Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. Powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, our breach containment platform identifies and contains threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments – stopping the spread of attacks before they become disasters.

Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running.

Our Team's Vision:

The Office of the CTO and Security team sets the strategic technical direction of the company while keeping both Illumio and our customers secure. Those who join us represent the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation and maintain Illumio’s competitive advantage by exploring new technologies while collaborating with Engineering and Product Management.

We are looking for people who leverage differences and push the pace of innovation in a time when the world faces its greatest cybersecurity threats in history.

The Illumio Information Security team is responsible for securing our products, our data, and our technology assets. We believe security is an enabler, and our objective is to help the business be successful. As Lead Security Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and improving security tools to protect our crown jewels. But you won’t be alone – although we are specialists each in our own way, we wear many hats and work collaboratively to help each other be successful.

Your Impact:

Lead a team of automation engineers to build security tools and integrations

Collaborate cross-functionally to protect the Illumio’s production and corporate environments

Build, deploy, and automate security solutions to support our defense-in-depth strategy, using a mixture of commercial, open-source, and in-house tools

Continually improve the effectiveness of our tools, and implement new approaches to address the changing threat landscape

Perform other activities in support of the Security team’s charter

Mentor others as you yourself gain knowledge and experience

Participate in weekly on-call rotations

Your Toolkit:

7+ years of experience doing the following:

Leveraging AWS and Azure CLIs and APIs to manage assets

Designing and building applications in Go, Ruby, C# and Python

UX and UI experience with PHP/JavaScript and CSS

working with global teams in different time zones

At least 3 years of experience leading and directing other engineers

Working knowledge of Illumio’s products and services

A data-driven, analytical mindset

Our Commitment:

Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions drives our success and makes us stronger together. We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a diverse culture and emphasizing inclusion and belonging. #LI-TD1 #LI-HYBRID

All official job offers from our company are extended directly by our recruitment team and will be sent through an official E-Signature document for your review and signature. Please be aware that we do not ask for any personal information in the process of extending offers of employment, such as financial details or social security numbers. Upon acceptance of any offer, we will request such information as part of the onboarding process prior to or on your first day of employment, and only after completing a background check through an authorized third-party vendor. If you receive any communication asking for personal details outside of these processes, please contact us immediately to verify the authenticity of the request. Your security is important to us, and we are committed to a safe and transparent hiring experience.