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Principal Cloud IAM Engineer (US Federal)

Workday

Reston, VA · full time · Senior

$191,500 – $287,300

Listed on Workday’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role involves designing and implementing identity and access management systems for U.S. federal government cloud environments, working across AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms. It suits experienced cloud engineers with a strong background in IAM, compliance frameworks, and security who are interested in mission-critical infrastructure work serving federal agencies.

Our summary, not Workday’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • US Citizenship
  • 8+ years as a cloud engineer with IAM focus
  • Experience centralizing authentication and authorization
  • Infrastructure as code management using Terraform or similar
  • Automation tool development in Python or equivalent
  • Cloud platform integration with Okta, EntraID, or similar SSO solutions
  • SIEM tool experience for log aggregation and threat analysis

Nice to have

  • Active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance
  • DoD 8570/8140 compliance with IAT Level II certification
  • NIST 800-53 and DoD/Intel control framework familiarity
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or cybersecurity
  • Identity governance and user lifecycle management experience

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