Principal Cloud Engineer (us Federal)

Workday

Reston, VA, USA
$191,500 usd - $287,300 usd; not specified; not sp...
Fully remote
Aws, azure/entraid, or gcp
Automate identity administration, authentication, authorization
Infrastructure and compliance 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 are 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

$191,500 USD - $287,300 USD; Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • AWS, Azure/EntraID, or GCP
  • Automate identity administration, authentication, authorization
  • Infrastructure and compliance as code
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • OAUTH, OIDC, SAML, SCIM protocols
  • SEIM tools for log aggregation and analysis

Nice-to-have

  • Curious minds and courageous collaborators
  • Sun-drenched optimism and drive
  • Integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm
  • Meaningful, mission-driven work
  • Building smarter solutions

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years as a cloud engineer focused on IAM
  • Experience centralizing authentication/authorization and RBAC/PBAC
  • Managing infrastructure as code using Github and Terraform
  • Developing automation tools in Python
  • Integrating cloud platforms with external tools like Okta, EntraID
  • Familiarity with NIST 800-53 and DoD/Intel control frameworks
  • Bachelor's degree or comparable experience

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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