Principal Cloud Engineer (us Federal)

Workday

McLean, VA, USA
Primary location base pyy range: $191,500 usd - $2...
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Aws, azure/entraid, or gcp
Automate identity administration
Infrastructure and compliance as code
** Workday is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to join their team focused on U.S. Federal Government contracts. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in cloud engineering, particularly in identity and access management (IAM), with a strong understanding of compliance and security protocols. **

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 shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most.

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** Workday is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to join their team focused on U.S. Federal Government contracts. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in cloud engineering, particularly in identity and access management (IAM), with a strong understanding of compliance and security protocols. **

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
  • Automate identity administration
  • Infrastructure and compliance as code
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Standard federation protocols (OAUTH, OIDC, SAML, SCIM)
  • SIEM tools (Splunk or similar)

Nice-to-have

  • Sun-drenched optimism and drive
  • Courageous collaborators
  • Curious minds
  • Empathy and shared enthusiasm
  • Long-term thinking

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 (Okta, EntraID)
  • Familiarity with NIST 800-53
  • Bachelor's degree or comparable experience

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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