Principal Cloud Engineer
- Role
- DevOps
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- Principal
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No BS summary
Principal-level cloud engineer for FedRAMP security architecture and automation. Owns standardized cloud reference architectures and sets engineering standards for client implementations. US-based role.
About Coalfire
Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.
But that’s not who we are – that’s just what we do.
We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.
Why Join Us FedRAMP’s 2026 modernization replaces narrative compliance documentation with measurable security outcomes, validated through automation and evidenced continuously. Coalfire delivers FedRAMP environments against standardized reference architecture, and this role owns those architectures and the capabilities that deliver them. This is the top of our engineering individual-contributor track: a design-authority role with no direct reports, whose influence comes from technical judgment and expertise. The standards you set are what dozens of engineers build against, at every client, every day. You’ll take on the most strategic and technical implementations our clients require and support the Cloud Services organization on continuous delivery improvements through client engagements. If you’re driven by a desire to innovate, excel at operational excellence, and thrive in a collaborative environment, come be part of a team committed to making the world a safer place.
What you'll do
- Owns FedRAMP environments against standardized reference architecture and the capabilities that deliver them
- Sets standards that dozens of engineers build against at every client
- Takes on the most strategic and technical implementations clients require
- Supports the Cloud Services organization on continuous delivery improvements through client engagements
What they require
- Driven by a desire to innovate
- Excel at operational excellence
- Thrive in a collaborative environment
Benefits
- Flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where you’ll work most effectively – whether you’re at home or an office
- Opportunities to join employee resource groups
- Participate in in-person and virtual events
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible time off
- Certification and training reimbursement
- Digital mental health and wellbeing support membership
- Comprehensive insurance options