GCP IAM Engineer - Local to TX

Nexiva•Plano, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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. The work is GCP IAM policy migration-focused, NOT traditional IAM roles. As an Identity Management Contractor, you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining identity management solutions to ensure secure and efficient access control. Configure and manage identity management systems to support user authentication and authorization. Implement identity and access management (IAM) policies and procedures in accordance with project requirements. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to identity management systems and processes. Conduct regular audits and assessments to ensure compliance with security standards and best practices. Develop and maintain documentation for identity management processes and configurations. Implement and operate GCP identity and access controls to onboard applications securely and repeatably in a regulated environment.

Requirements

GCP IAM Expertise
Deep experience with Google Cloud IAM
GCP Vertex AI IAM
Resource hierarchy
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
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)
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
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)
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.

Nice To Haves

Policy migration (AWS to GCP)

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.
Configure and manage identity management systems to support user authentication and authorization.
Implement identity and access management (IAM) policies and procedures in accordance with project requirements.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to identity management systems and processes.
Conduct regular audits and assessments to ensure compliance with security standards and best practices.
Develop and maintain documentation for identity management processes and configurations.