Principal Cloud IAM Engineer (US Federal)

Workday is expanding into the US Government air-gapped classified cloud environment. We are looking for a cloud engineer who has a focus on managing entitlements and permissions in a cloud services environment (AWS, Azure/EntraID or GCP). You will be one of our IAM engineers working to automate identity administration, authentication and authorization to resources in the air-gapped network. The candidate should understand infrastructure and compliance as code, using CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with standard federation protocols used in IAM including OAUTH, OIDC, SAML and SCIM is essential. The ideal candidate will work with other teams in cloud engineering and the broader Cybersecurity organization in Workday Government as we work to build our new organization at Workday, focused on the unique requirements of the DoD and Intel agencies of the US Government.

Responsibilities

Managing entitlements and permissions in a cloud services environment (AWS, Azure/EntraID or GCP); Automating identity administration, authentication and authorization to resources in the air-gapped network; Working with other teams in cloud engineering and the broader Cybersecurity organization

Requirements

US Citizenship is required; Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance; 8+ 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 SIEM tools (Splunk or similar) for log aggregation and analysis, threat playbooks and auditing; Understanding infrastructure and compliance as code, using CI/CD pipelines; Familiarity with standard federation protocols used in IAM including OAUTH, OIDC, SAML and SCIM; 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)

Nice to have

Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly clearance; Preferred DoD 8570/8140 compliant with at least IAT Level II certification, including a current Computing Environment (CE) credential and one approved specialty certification (e.g., CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, CASP+)

Benefits

Eligibility for Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus; Annual refresh stock grants; Comprehensive benefits; Flexible work with at least 50% time in office or field