Workday
Principal Cyber Security Engineer US Federal
$167K–$300K
USA.VA.Reston · Flex · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- United States citizenship is required; the role requires an active TS/SCI with CI polygraph security clearance.
About the job
Build, deploy, and operate cybersecurity tools and automated controls for Workday infrastructure, while advising service teams and improving security across public and private clouds.
What you'll do
- Develop and operate security tooling, frameworks, and automation to address infrastructure security issues at scale.
- Provide security consulting and guidance to service teams.
- Improve existing security toolchains and develop new ones for public and private cloud infrastructure.
What they ask for
- Experience with Linux operating systems or containers and with a development, scripting, or automation language.
- Knowledge of cloud security (AWS or GCP), threat modeling, security policy, and NIST 800-53 security standards and functional requirements.
- Must already hold a valid, active TS/SCI with CI polygraph security clearance.
- Must be a United States citizen (naturalized or native).
Nice to have
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes, CI/CD, REST API and HTTP, container security, encryption functions, or authorization schemas.
- DoD 8570/8140 compliance with at least IAT Level II certification, a current Computing Environment (CE) credential, and one approved specialty certification.
Pay
$184,800 USD - $277,200 USD (base salary); $167,200 USD - $300,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Linux, AWS, GCP, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes, CI/CD, REST API, HTTP
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