Senior Cloud IAM Engineer
$159.6k/y-$239.4k/y
Workdaya day ago
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Summary
Workday is seeking a Senior Cloud IAM Engineer to join their team in Reston, VA. The role focuses on managing entitlements and permissions in a cloud services environment, specifically for the US Government's air-gapped classified cloud.
About the Role
As a Senior Cloud IAM Engineer, you will be responsible for automating identity administration, authentication, and authorization to resources in the air-gapped network. You will work with CI/CD pipelines and standard federation protocols such as OAUTH, OIDC, SAML, and SCIM. This position requires collaboration with cloud engineering and cybersecurity teams to meet the unique requirements of the DoD and Intel agencies.
About You
Required:
- 5+ years as a cloud engineer, focused on IAM.
- Experience in centralizing authentication/authorization and RBAC/PBAC.
- Managing infrastructure as code using tools like Github and Terraform.
- Experience developing tools for automation in Python or other programming languages.
- Experience integrating cloud platforms with external tools like Okta, EntraID or similar for centralized authentication and SSO.
- Experience in utilizing one or more SEIM tools (Splunk or similar) for log aggregation and analysis, threat playbooks and auditing.
Preferred:
- Familiarity with NIST 800-53 and DoD/Intel control frameworks.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, cybersecurity, or comparable work/educational experience.
- Familiarity with identity governance workflows, user lifecycle management (joiners, movers, leavers).
Benefits
- Competitive salary range of $159,600 - $239,400 for the primary location.
- Potential eligibility for the Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus.
- Annual refresh stock grants.
- Flexible work schedule combining in-person and remote work.
Workday
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, helping customers adapt and thrive in a changing world. Workday applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management, and analytics are built with artificial intelligence and machine learning at the core to help organizations around the world embrace the future of work. Workday is used by more than 10,000 organizations around the world and across industries – from medium-sized businesses to more than 50% of the Fortune 500.
Reston, VA