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Senior Cloud IAM Engineer

Randstad DigitalVA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 23 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Leverage your expertise in cloud IAM to drive critical security initiatives within a reputable organization, offering a competitive hourly rate of $90-$110. This role is ideal for a seasoned engineer passionate about complex system integration and API security, eager to contribute to impactful cloud deployments. Apply today to advance your career in a dynamic technology environment.

Quick Overview

Salary
$90 - $110/hr
Work Type
On Site
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

job summary:

Fully onsite McLean, VA





location: McLean, Virginia

job type: Contract

salary: $90 - 110 per hour

work hours: 9am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

Core Competencies - Primary Focus:


  • Cloud Deployment & Operations: History of contributing to cloud deployments in an engineering role
  • Service-Oriented Architecture: Deep understanding of SOA, microservices, and cloud-native application design
  • API Development & Security: Building and securing APIs for distributed cloud systems and identity context sharing. API integration with IAM systems.
  • Complex System Integration: Experience integrating multiple cloud services and third-party applications in enterprise environments
  • Software Development Lifecycle: Full SDLC experience with cloud platforms and information security applications
Deployment Experience: History of contributing to production deployments in an engineering role


Core Competencies - Supporting:


  • OAuth & Authentication: Building OAuth solutions for cloud service authentication and authorization
  • Federation & SSO: SAML configuration and Single Sign-On integration across cloud applications
  • IAM Architecture: Understanding of Identity Lifecycle Management, Access Management, and Credential Management in cloud contexts
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Security integration (Duo or Microsoft Authenticator) into authentication, authorization, and SSO processes
  • Complex Integration: Experience with complex Identity and Access Management integration and service delivery use cases
  • Identity Lifecycle Management: User provisioning/de-provisioning
  • Data Management: Strong knowledge in identity and access data correlation, normalization, and building cohesive identity and access data models for large enterprises




qualifications:

Requirements


Experience


10+ years in software development focused on cloud technologies and distributed systems


5+ years with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) in enterprise environments


3+ years with full SDLC for cloud/hybrid applications: requirements, design, implementation, integration, testing, and deployment automation


3+ years with cloud infrastructure: Kubernetes/Docker, cloud databases, application servers, networking (VPC, load balancers, API gateways), Linux, and security/data flows


3+ years designing and implementing cloud solutions with integrated security and IAM


Experience with IAM architecture: OAuth, SSO, SAML federation, and MFA integration in cloud applications


Technical Skills:


Amazon Web Services: EC2, EKS, ECS, KMS, S3, IAM, RDS, etc.


Container Orchestration: Kubernetes


Service Mesh: Istio


Package Management: Helm, pip


IaC: Terraform, Cloud Formation


DevOps Tools: Jenkins, Git, Artifactory


Design Patterns: Formal design patterns and industry best-practices


Java Stack: Spring / Spring Boot, JPA / Hibernate, Postgres, REST / RPC calls over HTTP


Scripting Languages: Groovy / Perl / Python / Ruby


Soft Skills


Excellent verbal and written communication skills


Self-motivated, driven, and creative individual


Differentiators


WebAuthn: Experience is a nice to have


Robot / Sauce Labs


Security: PKI, SSL / TLS, Fuzzing, etc.


Scaling CI / CD systems and microservices


Code coverage analysis / static analysis tools


Agile Methodologies: Scrum and other agile programming processes


Overseeing / managing production web application deployment


Frontend Technologies: JavaScript / TypeScript / Angular


Web Technologies: HTML5 / Bootstrap


.NET Languages: C#, VB .NET




Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.


Skills

Docker
Microservices
Ruby
Spring
Spring Boot
AWS
MFA
OAuth
SAML
SSO
Scrum
Service Mesh
Agile
Angular
Azure
Bootstrap
C#
.NET
Git
Google Cloud
Groovy
HTTP
Helm
Hibernate
Istio
Java
JavaScript
Jenkins
Kubernetes
PKI
Perl
Python
REST
Terraform
TypeScript

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