GCP IAM Engineer (Associate)

GCP IAM Engineer (Associate)

Location: 100% onsite in Plano TX. Interview likely video then in person so candidate MUST be able to do both. If they do the video and can't do in person client said they will be auto rejected so be sure Candidate must already live in the Plano/Dallas area (no relocation Candidates) also make sure they aren't traveling soon because the interview is in person.

Job Description:

IAM – Plano Role - DLTJP

Role Description: Seeking an experienced IAM (Identity and Access Management) Specialist/Engineer to support the implementation of GCP Atlas 2.0 Control Plane and Vertex AI enablement for a large-scale financial services client. This role will be critical in establishing secure, governed access to Google Gemini AI model endpoints while maintaining strict compliance with enterprise security standards.

Tech skills needed:

Primary Skills:

• GCP Python Level: Advanced (6-9 years experience)
• GCP IAM Expertise
• Deep experience with Google Cloud IAM
• GCP Vertex AI IAM
• Resource hierarchy
• Infrastructure as Code
• Terraform - Advanced proficiency:
• GCP provider expertise (google, google-beta)
• IAM module development
• State management and remote backends
• Workspace and environment management
• Python - Strong scripting skills for automation:
• Google Cloud Client Libraries
• IAM policy manipulation and validation
• API integration and orchestration
• Security & Compliance
• Strong understanding of zero-trust architecture principles
• Experience with data classification and sensitivity-based access controls
• Knowledge of financial services compliance requirements (ideally experience with JPMC or similar enterprises)
• Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS or similar frameworks
• Understanding of encryption, key management (Cloud KMS), and secrets management (Secret Manager)
• Networking & Security Controls
• Understanding of VPC networking and its intersection with IAM (private Google access, shared VPC)
• Experience with VPC Service Controls and security perimeters
• Knowledge of firewall rules, Cloud Armor, and Cloud Load Balancing as they relate to access control
• Familiarity with PrivateLink/Private Service Connect patterns
• Supporting Technical Skills
• Git/version control - experience with GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket
• CI/CD pipelines - Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build, or similar
• API security - OAuth 2.0, OIDC, API keys, and token management
• Logging and monitoring - Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, integration with SIEM tools
• Container security - GKE workload identity, service mesh authentication (Istio/Anthos Service Mesh)

Title: GCP IAM Engineer (Associate)

Role summary: Implement and operate GCP identity and access controls to onboard applications securely and repeatably in a regulated environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Provision and manage IAM (roles, bindings, service accounts) across projects using Terraform and Git-based workflows.
• Implement least-privilege patterns for application onboarding (runtime identity, human access, break-glass).
• Support identity integrations and group/role mappings as defined by enterprise standards.
• Produce onboarding evidence (access approvals, deployment records, audit log pointers) and maintain documentation/runbooks.
• Troubleshoot access issues and partner with platform/network/security teams to resolve blockers.

Required qualifications:

• Hands-on GCP IAM experience (roles, service accounts, policy inheritance concepts).
• Terraform fundamentals (modules, state basics) and Git/PR workflow discipline.
• Scripting ability (Python) for automation/validation tasks.
• Familiarity with change/release processes and working in controlled environments.