Principal Federal Cyber Security Engineer

Workday, Inc.; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in Reston, VA, is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Engineer for US Federal contracts. The role involves designing, deploying, and operating security tooling across Workday's cloud and on-prem infrastructure, partnering with service teams to reduce risk.

You will influence security policy, threat modeling, and compliance with NIST 800-53, and must hold TS/SCI with CI poly. On-site work in the DMV area; US citizenship required for contract.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI poly clearance required for federal contracts.
• Experience with Linux or containerized environments and automation scripting.
• Knowledge of cloud security (AWS or GCP) and threat modeling with NIST 800-53.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and security tooling.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container security fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and operate security tooling for federal contracts.
• Provide security consulting to service teams and improve threat defenses at scale.
• Contribute to security policy, standards, and IaC practices.

Skills

TS/SCI with CI poly clearance

Linux or containers

Scripting/automation

Cloud security (AWS or GCP)

Threat modeling & NIST 800-53

CI/CD

Kubernetes

REST API / HTTP

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Container security

DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

REST API tooling

Container security tooling

AWS

GCP

Job description

Workday, Inc. in Reston, VA, is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Engineer for US Federal contracts. The role involves designing, deploying, and operating security tooling across Workday's cloud and on-prem infrastructure, partnering with service teams to reduce risk.

You will influence security policy, threat modeling, and compliance with NIST 800-53, and must hold TS/SCI with CI poly. On-site work in the DMV area; US citizenship required for contract.