Senior Cloud Engineer (IAM)

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: JR-025703

Location: Salt Lake City,
UT

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you’re committed to working hard
to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to
higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse
workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received
praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping
students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into
account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience
and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual
to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of
each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Technical 410 Pay Range: $143,700.00 – $222,700.00

Job
Description

Impact
As a Senior Cloud Engineer focused on Identity and Access Management, you will shape and secure our cloud
infrastructure while enabling seamless access for students and employees. You will lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure
solutions in AWS and act as a trusted expert in IAM architecture, automation, and best practices. This role combines deep technical
expertise with leadership and mentorship, helping elevate both our systems and our engineering teams.

What You’ll Do

• Lead
  the design and implementation of IAM solutions across cloud-based infrastructure and applications

  
  

• Architect, build, and
  maintain secure, scalable AWS environments supporting critical business systems

• Define and implement authentication and
  identity standards including MFA, OAuth2/OIDC, and SAML

  
  

• Design and maintain infrastructure for servers, storage, networking,
  and security systems

• Drive automation initiatives for cloud platforms, including CI/CD pipelines and monitoring
  systems

  
  

• Monitor system performance, capacity, and availability to ensure reliability and uptime

• Mentor Cloud
  Engineers while contributing to documentation, standards, and best practices

  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s
  Degree in Information Technology or related field

  
  

• 7 years of related experience

• 3 years of AWS Cloud Services
  experience

  
  

• CISSP or equivalent knowledge and experience in information security

• 5 or more years of hands-on
  experience in Information Security, Security Engineering, Cloud Security Engineering, or Network Security
  Engineering

  
  

• Comprehensive knowledge of AWS core technologies including EKS, S3, RDS, EC2, SQS, IAM, Route 53, and serverless
  services such as Lambda and DynamoDB

• Extensive experience with IAM technologies including SSO, MFA, privileged access
  management, Ping Identity, Microsoft Entra ID, SailPoint IIQ, and CyberArk

  
  

• Strong administration knowledge of
  Linux

• 
  

  Experience scripting or programming in Bash, Java, Python, or Node.js

  
  

• Experience building distributed,
  scalable, and highly available systems

• Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, GitFlow, and tools such as Jenkins or
  Travis

  
  

• Experience with configuration management tools such as Chef, SaltStack, or Terraform

• Experience with
  monitoring platforms such as CloudWatch, New Relic, or Nagios

  
  

• Knowledge of identity governance and lifecycle management,
  including JML and SSPR

• Practical experience with Zero Trust Architecture and securing infrastructure
  systems

  
  

• Experience with incident response, intrusion detection, firewalls, antivirus, and centralized
  logging

• Strong communication, documentation, and analytical skills

  
  

• Self-starter mindset with the ability to
  work autonomously and collaboratively

Bonus Points

• Experience with Chef and/or
  Terraform

• Experience with VMware vSphere and vRealize Automation

  
  

• Experience with front-end frameworks such as
  React or Angular

Experience in Lieu of Education

Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions
of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience
for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.

What to Expect

At WGU, our mission drives everything we
do, including how we hire. Our interview experience is designed to give qualified candidates the opportunity to show their best work through
meaningful conversations and collaboration.
We thoughtfully review every application and invite forward the candidates whose experience
and potential best align with the role and our mission.

• Introductory call

  
  

• Hiring manager
  interview

• 
  

  Team interview

Work Location

This is a full-time, in-office position requiring five days
per week in our Salt Lake City, Utah office, designed to foster the collaboration and connection that fuel our best work.

Visa
Sponsorship

While we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, WGU is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

Travel Requirement

This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company
summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related
events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.

Position & Application
Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular
position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare;
health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness
and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU
tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11
paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need
to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional
Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not
all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or
interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal
Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as
required by law.

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