diff --git a/iac/.checkov.yaml b/iac/.checkov.yaml
index 4339efd..7284b0e 100644
--- a/iac/.checkov.yaml
+++ b/iac/.checkov.yaml
@@ -273,3 +273,25 @@ skip-check:
   # endpoint.this` will be created). Re-evaluate if Checkov improves
   # cross-module tracing.
   - CKV2_AZURE_32
+
+  # CKV2_AZURE_33 — "Ensure storage account is configured with private
+  # endpoint". The indexer's AzureWebJobsStorage account intentionally
+  # uses public access (gated on `data_services_public_access_enabled`)
+  # because the Container Apps Environment hosting the indexer is not
+  # vnet-integrated — the CAE has `vnetConfig: null`, so even if the
+  # storage account had a private endpoint the indexer couldn't reach it
+  # through the missing vnet. This matches the same posture used for
+  # Cosmos and AI Search across the dev composition. When the CAE
+  # becomes vnet-integrated under a future spec, this allowlist entry
+  # should be reconsidered alongside the Cosmos/Search analogues.
+  - CKV2_AZURE_33
+
+  # CKV2_AZURE_1 — "Ensure storage for critical data are encrypted with
+  # Customer Managed Key". The indexer's AzureWebJobsStorage holds only
+  # the Functions runtime's internal state (no operator data, no audit
+  # log, no registry payload — those live in Cosmos). Azure-managed keys
+  # (encryption at rest by default) are the documented posture for
+  # Functions runtime storage; a CMK on this account would add KV +
+  # rotation overhead with no data-sensitivity gain. The registry
+  # critical data IS in Cosmos, which itself uses AAD-only auth.
+  - CKV2_AZURE_1
diff --git a/iac/environments/dev/main.tf b/iac/environments/dev/main.tf
index e07177a..9ab9803 100644
--- a/iac/environments/dev/main.tf
+++ b/iac/environments/dev/main.tf
@@ -279,6 +279,13 @@ module "workload_identity" {
       role_definition_name = "Monitoring Metrics Publisher"
       scope                = module.monitoring.application_insights_id
     }
+    # Spec 006 indexer — Functions runtime's AzureWebJobsStorage AAD
+    # connection. Blob Data Owner covers the runtime's container-create
+    # needs on the storage account declared below.
+    indexer-webjobs-blob-owner = {
+      role_definition_name = "Storage Blob Data Owner"
+      scope                = azurerm_storage_account.indexer_webjobs.id
+    }
   }
 
   api_service_principal_object_id = data.azuread_service_principal.api.object_id
@@ -680,6 +687,47 @@ module "ai_search_registry_index" {
   search_service_name = module.ai_search.name
 }
 
+# Spec 006 — AzureWebJobsStorage for the indexer Functions runtime.
+#
+# Even though the Cosmos change-feed trigger uses Cosmos's lease container
+# for state, the Functions host still wants `AzureWebJobsStorage` at startup
+# or it logs the host as unhealthy and floods the container with "Unable to
+# create client for AzureWebJobsStorage" every 30s. We supply a minimal
+# AAD-only storage account here; the workload UAMI holds Storage Blob Data
+# Owner on it via the role assignment below. No shared keys, no connection
+# strings — managed-identity is the only auth path.
+resource "azurerm_storage_account" "indexer_webjobs" {
+  # Storage account names: globally unique, 3-24 lowercase alphanumerics.
+  # `stbtdev<suffix>` keeps us within the limit even at long suffixes.
+  name                          = "stbtdev${var.unique_suffix}"
+  resource_group_name           = azurerm_resource_group.this.name
+  location                      = azurerm_resource_group.this.location
+  account_tier                  = "Standard"
+  account_replication_type      = "LRS"
+  account_kind                  = "StorageV2"
+  shared_access_key_enabled     = false # AAD-only
+  public_network_access_enabled = var.data_services_public_access_enabled
+  min_tls_version               = "TLS1_2"
+
+  # CKV_AZURE_190 / CKV2_AZURE_47 — block public anonymous blob access at
+  # the account level. The Functions runtime never needs anonymous reads;
+  # all access flows through the workload UAMI's AAD role assignment.
+  allow_nested_items_to_be_public = false
+
+  blob_properties {
+    delete_retention_policy {
+      days = 7
+    }
+  }
+
+  tags = local.shared_tags
+}
+
+# Storage Blob Data Owner for the workload UAMI is wired via the
+# workload-identity module's `assigned_azure_rbac` input above
+# (entry `indexer-webjobs-blob-owner`) — per the project's
+# "no inline IAM in env compositions" lint rule.
+
 module "indexer_container_app" {
   source = "../../modules/functions-container-app"
 
@@ -708,7 +756,18 @@ module "indexer_container_app" {
 
   app_insights_connection_string_kv_secret_uri = azurerm_key_vault_secret.app_insights_connection_string.versionless_id
 
+  azure_webjobs_storage_account_name = azurerm_storage_account.indexer_webjobs.name
+
   tags = local.shared_tags
+
+  # The data-plane role assignment (Storage Blob Data Owner) must propagate
+  # via AAD before the Functions runtime opens its first connection.
+  # Without an explicit ordering edge, Container Apps revision rollout can
+  # race ahead of role propagation and the runtime restarts a few times
+  # before the role catches up.
+  depends_on = [
+    module.workload_identity,
+  ]
 }
 
 # Per-Container-App diagnostic settings are intentionally NOT provisioned for
diff --git a/iac/modules/functions-container-app/README.md b/iac/modules/functions-container-app/README.md
index 63533d6..51a9972 100644
--- a/iac/modules/functions-container-app/README.md
+++ b/iac/modules/functions-container-app/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ composition; this module does not provision them directly.
 | <a name="input_ai_search_endpoint"></a> [ai\_search\_endpoint](#input\_ai\_search\_endpoint) | AI Search service endpoint URI. | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_ai_search_index_name"></a> [ai\_search\_index\_name](#input\_ai\_search\_index\_name) | AI Search index name (typically `registry-entities-v1`). | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_app_insights_connection_string_kv_secret_uri"></a> [app\_insights\_connection\_string\_kv\_secret\_uri](#input\_app\_insights\_connection\_string\_kv\_secret\_uri) | Key Vault secret URI exposing the App Insights connection string. Mirrors the spec-005 hybrid AI ingestion pattern. | `string` | n/a | yes |
+| <a name="input_azure_webjobs_storage_account_name"></a> [azure\_webjobs\_storage\_account\_name](#input\_azure\_webjobs\_storage\_account\_name) | Storage account name backing `AzureWebJobsStorage` for the Functions<br/>runtime. Even though the indexer's only trigger is the Cosmos<br/>change-feed (which uses Cosmos's lease container for state), the<br/>Functions runtime still expects this connection at startup and<br/>flags the host as unhealthy when absent. We supply an AAD-only<br/>storage account here; the workload UAMI is granted Storage Blob<br/>Data Owner on it by the composition (no shared keys, no connection<br/>strings — consistent with the project's managed-identity stance). | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_container_apps_environment_id"></a> [container\_apps\_environment\_id](#input\_container\_apps\_environment\_id) | Container Apps Environment resource id (from spec 005). | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_container_image"></a> [container\_image](#input\_container\_image) | Fully-qualified container image reference (registry/name:tag). | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_cosmos_account_endpoint"></a> [cosmos\_account\_endpoint](#input\_cosmos\_account\_endpoint) | Cosmos DB account endpoint URI (e.g., https://<acct>.documents.azure.com:443/). | `string` | n/a | yes |
diff --git a/iac/modules/functions-container-app/main.tf b/iac/modules/functions-container-app/main.tf
index 6e6fcc5..528a967 100644
--- a/iac/modules/functions-container-app/main.tf
+++ b/iac/modules/functions-container-app/main.tf
@@ -93,6 +93,27 @@ resource "azurerm_container_app" "indexer" {
         name  = "FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME"
         value = "dotnet-isolated"
       }
+
+      # AzureWebJobsStorage — AAD-only. The Functions runtime expects
+      # this connection at startup even when the only trigger (Cosmos
+      # change-feed) doesn't need it. Without it the runtime reports
+      # the host as unhealthy and the indexer container logs spam
+      # "Unable to create client for AzureWebJobsStorage" every 30s.
+      # No connection strings, no shared keys — the workload UAMI is
+      # granted Storage Blob Data Owner on the account by the env
+      # composition.
+      env {
+        name  = "AzureWebJobsStorage__accountName"
+        value = var.azure_webjobs_storage_account_name
+      }
+      env {
+        name  = "AzureWebJobsStorage__credential"
+        value = "managedidentity"
+      }
+      env {
+        name  = "AzureWebJobsStorage__clientId"
+        value = var.workload_uami_client_id
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/iac/modules/functions-container-app/variables.tf b/iac/modules/functions-container-app/variables.tf
index f397b18..42d8031 100644
--- a/iac/modules/functions-container-app/variables.tf
+++ b/iac/modules/functions-container-app/variables.tf
@@ -94,6 +94,20 @@ variable "memory" {
   default     = "1Gi"
 }
 
+variable "azure_webjobs_storage_account_name" {
+  description = <<-EOT
+    Storage account name backing `AzureWebJobsStorage` for the Functions
+    runtime. Even though the indexer's only trigger is the Cosmos
+    change-feed (which uses Cosmos's lease container for state), the
+    Functions runtime still expects this connection at startup and
+    flags the host as unhealthy when absent. We supply an AAD-only
+    storage account here; the workload UAMI is granted Storage Blob
+    Data Owner on it by the composition (no shared keys, no connection
+    strings — consistent with the project's managed-identity stance).
+  EOT
+  type        = string
+}
+
 variable "tags" {
   description = "Resource tags."
   type        = map(string)