[Remote] Cloud Security Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Intersect Group is partnering with an innovative organization focused on cloud technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation. The GCP Security Engineer will secure emerging AI and agent-based capabilities within Google Cloud Platform by implementing access controls, troubleshooting security issues, analyzing cloud activity, and advising architects, engineers, and developers on cloud security initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and manage GCP security controls across cloud platforms and services
- Create and maintain IAM roles, permissions, and access policies following least privilege principles
- Configure and support VPC Service Controls to protect sensitive cloud resources
- Analyze security logs, investigate access issues, and troubleshoot authentication and authorization failures
- Partner with development teams to enable secure access without creating overly permissive permissions
- Evaluate and implement security capabilities related to AI, agent platforms, and emerging Google Cloud technologies
- Provide security guidance, document recommendations, and support architecture decisions for cloud initiatives
- Monitor evolving GCP security services and recommend improvements to enhance platform protection
Skills
- Must be eligible for hire without work authorization sponsorship
- • Deep GCP security experience required - daily hands-on work with IAM role creation, VPC service controls, and Google API management
- • Understanding of security products with "armor" naming (WAF technology, etc.)
- • Must be nimble with rapidly changing AI/agent capabilities from Google
- • 5+ years of information security experience with at least 3+ years of hands on Google Cloud Platform security experience
- • Deep expertise in GCP IAM, role creation, service accounts, VPC Service Controls, and Google API security management
- • Strong experience implementing and troubleshooting cloud security controls in enterprise environments
- • Knowledge of GCP logging, monitoring, auditing, and security investigation practices
- • Understanding of web application security, protective controls, and security technologies commonly used to secure cloud workloads
- • Proven ability to work directly with engineers, architects, and stakeholders to solve complex security challenges
- • Strong communication skills, sound judgment, and the confidence to escalate concerns when appropriate
- • Demonstrated integrity, trustworthiness, and a security first mindset when making recommendations and handling sensitive situations
- • Curious and adaptable learner with a passion for emerging AI and cloud security technologies
- • Remote candidates will be considered
- • Experience with Model Armor (Google's AI model security product) highly desired but not expected
- • Exposure to AI, agent based technologies, model security, or Google Cloud Model Armor is highly preferred
- • Candidates located in or willing to relocate to the Nashville area are highly desired
Benefits
- Remote candidates will be considered
- Contract to hire opportunity through the end of the fiscal year with strong potential for long term conversion
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