
Senior Cloud IAM Engineer – US Federal
WillHire
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: McLean • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $163,800 - $245,800 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Support one or more contracts with the U.S. Federal Government
- Manage entitlements and permissions in a cloud services environment (AWS, Azure/EntraID or GCP)
- Automate identity administration, authentication and authorization in the air-gapped network
- Collaborate with other teams in cloud engineering and the broader Cybersecurity organization
- Ensure compliance with federal government security requirements
Requirements
- 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
- Familiarity with NIST 800-53 and DoD/Intel control frameworks
- Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, cybersecurity, or comparable work/educational experience
Benefits
- Workday Bonus Plan eligibility
- Role-specific commission/bonus
- Annual refresh stock grants
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
cloud engineeringidentity and access management (IAM)authenticationauthorizationinfrastructure as codeautomationPythonRBACPBAClog aggregation
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunication
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in computer scienceBachelor's degree in cybersecurity