Cyber Security Engineer IV – 100% Remote Considered

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Job Overview

Our Sun Prairie, WI client, a leading global insurance organization, seeks a Cyber Security Engineer IV with hands-on Illumio and micro-segmentation experience to support an enterprise-wide security initiative. Analyze network traffic, understand application dependencies, and develop policies for servers, infrastructure, and end-user devices.

Contract: Initial 6 months with potential extension into 2027  |  Location: 100% remote considered; Southern Wisconsin preferred  |  Start: ASAP

What you will be doing…

• Analyze network traffic flows, ports, protocols, and application dependencies to determine appropriate security policies.
• Design, document, and develop micro-segmentation rules using Illumio for Windows and Linux environments.
• Collaborate with application owners, infrastructure teams, and security engineers to clarify communication requirements.
• Identify and remediate legacy or overly permissive firewall rules.
• Prepare security policies for test and production deployment in coordination with senior engineers.
• Manage application assignments through Jira and participate in project meetings and change management activities.

Skills you ideally bring to the table…

Must-have qualifications

• Strong Cyber Security Engineering background with network security and firewall expertise.
• Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, ports, protocols, network traffic analysis, and stateful firewalls.
• Experience writing and implementing network security policies and firewall rules.
• Hands-on experience with Illumio and implementing micro-segmentation policies in enterprise environments.
• Working knowledge of Windows, Linux, Active Directory, and DNS fundamentals.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills.

Highly preferred

• Experience expanding micro-segmentation enforcement across servers and end-user devices.
• Large enterprise security environment experience.
• Familiarity with Jira, Agile/Scrum, and enterprise change management.

Priority: Illumio and hands-on micro-segmentation experience are required, alongside strong networking, traffic analysis, and stateful firewall expertise.

Interview Process

Anticipated single-round video interview with the hiring manager and a senior security engineer. Video participation is required.