Principal Cloud Engineer (us Federal)

Workday

Reston, VA, USA
Primary location base pyy range: $191,500 usd - $2...
Fully remote
Aws, azure/entraid or gcp management
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.
  • You will be one of our IAM engineers working to automate identity administration, authentication and authorization to resources in the air-gapped network.
  • We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us.

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

  • AWS, Azure/EntraID or GCP management
  • Automate identity administration, authentication, authorization
  • Infrastructure and compliance as code
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Standard federation protocols (OAUTH, OIDC, SAML, SCIM)
  • Python or other programming languages for automation
  • SEIM tools for log aggregation and analysis

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 focused on IAM
  • 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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