AWS IAM Engineer

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.