Identity Management Contractor - GCP

KAYGEN•Plano, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

KAYGEN is seeking an Identity Management Contractor with deep GCP IAM leadership experience for an enterprise environment. This role involves owning IAM design patterns and delivery for onboarding waves, leading engineers, and driving secure-by-default identity at scale. The contractor will define IAM reference architectures, establish Terraform standards, lead design reviews, and manage delivery across multiple onboarding efforts. Additionally, they will define the operational model, including runbooks, access recertification inputs, metrics, and incident response playbooks. This is a contract position with a potential for extension through 12/31/26.

Requirements

Deep GCP IAM leadership experience in enterprise environments
Proven experience leading multi-team delivery and governing standards/exceptions
Strong Terraform/IaC governance and security-by-design mindset
Experience with repeatable IAM onboarding patterns adopted broadly
Experience reducing onboarding cycle time
Experience achieving clean audit outcomes

Responsibilities

Own IAM design patterns and delivery for onboarding waves
Lead engineers and drive secure-by-default identity at scale
Define IAM reference architectures (RBAC model, service account strategy, privileged access patterns)
Establish Terraform standards for IAM (module patterns, safe binding strategies, drift controls)
Lead design reviews, approve exceptions, and partner with security/compliance on control requirements
Manage delivery across multiple onboarding efforts (prioritization, timelines, dependency management)
Define operational model: runbooks, access recertification inputs, metrics, and incident response playbooks