Principal Cloud Engineer (us Federal)

Workday Government

McLean, VA, USA
Primary location base pyy range: $191,500 usd - $2...
Fully remote
Managing entitlements and permissions
Automating identity administration
Infrastructure as code
Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations

Job Summary

  • Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations.
  • This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens.
  • We’re looking for a cloud engineer who has a focus on managing entitlements and permissions in a cloud services environment (AWS, Azure/EntraID or GCP).

Matching Summary

Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations.

Salary

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $191,500 USD - $287,300 USD; Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $173,300 USD - $309,600 USD; Bonus/Equity: May be eligible for Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • managing entitlements and permissions
  • automating identity administration
  • infrastructure as code
  • Python or other programming languages
  • federation protocols (OAUTH, OIDC, SAML, SCIM)
  • SEIM tools for log aggregation

Nice-to-have

  • curious minds and courageous collaborators
  • sun-drenched optimism and drive
  • empathy and shared enthusiasm
  • long-term thinking and rigor
  • mission-driven work

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years as a cloud engineer
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, cybersecurity, or comparable work/educational experience

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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