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Principal Cloud Engineer - US Federal

Workday

Reston, VA · full time · Principal

$191,500 – $287,300

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What this role is

A technical leadership role guiding Workday's cloud infrastructure migration and strategy for US Federal Government contracts, overseeing architecture, automation, and team development. Suited for experienced cloud engineers who can mentor others and drive large-scale infrastructure transformation while meeting federal security requirements.

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What they ask for

Required

  • US citizenship
  • 5+ years hands-on experience with AWS or GCP
  • 5+ years experience with Ruby, Go, or Python
  • 5+ years delivering Infrastructure-as-code using Terraform or Ansible
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI w/CI Poly security clearance

Nice to have

  • DoD 8570/8140 compliance with IAT Level II certification and current CE credential plus specialty cert (CySA+, GICSP, CASP+)
  • 10+ years software engineering experience
  • 7+ years Linux operating systems experience
  • Expertise building public cloud solutions for web-scale applications
  • CI/CD pipeline design experience (GIT, ArgoCD)
  • Knowledge of communication protocols, REST, SOA, distributed systems, microservices
  • Track record leading cloud transformation for large enterprises
  • Understanding of cloud architecture, standard methodologies, security principles
  • Containerization and microservices expertise

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