WillHire

Senior Cloud IAM Engineer – US Federal

WillHire

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: McLeanVirginiaUnited 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