Job Details

Job Title: AWS IAM Engineer

Location: Remote

Company: Zachary Piper Solutions

Clearance Required: Public Trust

Full Job Description:

Zachary Piper Solutions is looking for an AWS IAM Engineer to join a growing team in support of a government agency. This position will be fully remote.

Responsibilities/Overview:
• Design, implement, and manage IAM policies, roles, and users within the AWS environment.
• Create and evaluate IAM policies, trust policies, and SCP policies to ensure secure access to AWS resources.
• Analyze policy statements service by service to identify excessive permissions or potential impacts to guardrails.
• Scope IAM policies to specific resources or conditions to maintain the principle of least privilege.
• Conduct regular audits and reviews of IAM policies to ensure compliance with security best practices and organizational policies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate IAM best practices into development and operational workflows.
• Develop and maintain documentation for IAM policies, procedures, and configurations.
• Respond to security incidents and perform root cause analysis to prevent future occurrences.
• Stay updated on AWS IAM services and industry best practices to ensure our environment is secure and compliant.
• Use AWS services like CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and Access Analyzer to audit existing policies and recommend changes based on actual usage.
• Help us review IAM changes that are needed when adding new services to the approved service catalog.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree and at least 4 years of experience. 8 Years of Experience in Lieu of a degree.

• Must be U.S Citizen.

• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance to start.
• Experience working with IAM technologies, such as AWS IAM, Active Directory, Azure AD, Okta, or similar IAM tools.
• Understanding of user access control models, such as Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and how IAM integrates with cloud environments.
• Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.

Desired:
• AWS or relevant cloud certifications
• Experience with Azure, OCI or GCP cloud infrastructure
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash)
• Agile, Scrum, JIRA, Service now

Compensation and Benefits:
• $105,000 - $115,000+ Dependent on experience
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave as required by law, and Holidays.

This job opens for applications on 7/31/25. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.