# Senior Cybersecurity Engineer (US Federal)

Hiring organization: [Workday](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/workday)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/dad3e609-d096-4cf4-ba73-dd4231a3978e

Listed on Workday's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Reston, VA
- Salary: 159600 – 239400 USD per year

## Summary

A senior infrastructure and security engineering role supporting U.S. federal government contracts, focused on building and securing Kubernetes-based platforms with automation and compliance tooling. Suited for experienced engineers comfortable with high-stakes, mission-critical work requiring security clearances and on-site presence in the DC area.

_Our summary, not Workday's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Security, Argo CD, C#, CI/CD, Encryption, Go, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, Network Security, Python, Ruby, Rust, Terraform

## Required

- 5+ years large-scale cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and security experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent work experience
- Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. government security clearance
- U.S. citizenship (naturalized or native)
- Proficiency with infrastructure automation tools like Terraform
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Argo CD
- Experience securing cloud infrastructure in AWS production environments
- Knowledge of network, application, and platform security tools
- Understanding of encryption functions and authorization schemas
- At least one programming language proficiency
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

## Nice to have

- Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly security clearance
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes and containerization
- C#, Python, Ruby, Rust, or Go proficiency
- Experience working in air-gapped cloud regions
- DoD 8570/8140 compliance with IAT Level II certification including current Computing Environment credential and approved specialty certification (CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, CASP+)

Apply on Workday's site: https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Workday/job/USAVAReston/Senior-Cybersecurity-Engineer--US-Federal-_JR-0105514