[Remote] GCP Cloud Analyst/Developer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. PeakIT is looking for a Senior GCP Cloud Analyst/Developer to evaluate GCP services and implement security controls. This role involves developing Policy as Code to ensure secure cloud adoption while collaborating with various teams to manage the service-enablement lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate GCP cloud services to identify security control requirements and document them in standard service enablement workbooks
- Work independently in a dedicated service analysis/development team to deliver secure GCP services to users as quickly as possible
- Present service enablement workbooks to the Cloud Standards Board (CSB) for review
- Address expert panel inquiries to secure service approval, information requests, or risk escalations
- Collaborate with threat modelers to identify risks for specific GCP services
- Present findings to the Threat Model Review (TMR) board and integrate identified mitigations into the final service control set
- Write/develop code for automated security controls to secure GCP services
- Code control, response and remediation scripts using Python and Terraform
- Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules to deploy approved controls across GCP commercial and government landing zones
- Manage all control logic, configuration files, and documentation within Git repositories, following standard branching, pull and merge request workflows
- Coordinate with the CSB core team and the PaC team to align automated enforcement with organizational policy and validation standards
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for internal teams regarding GCP architecture and service capabilities
- Perform ad hoc technical research to resolve complex queries about emerging cloud features
Skills
- Expertise in Python, JSON, and Terraform for cloud security control automation
- Knowledge of various automated control types: Preventative, Proactive, Detective, Reactive, etc., and GCP Service Control Policies
- Experience with Git repository management and CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) concepts
- Strong understanding of GCP Cloud Architecture and core service security (e.g., IAM, VPC, KMS)
- Experience presenting and defending technical analysis to expert panels or formal committees
- GCP certifications (e.g., Associate Cloud Engineer, Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud Developer, Professional Cloud Security Engineer, Professional Machine Learning Engineer)
- Experience developing custom GCP service security controls
- Experience in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) or Policy-as-Code frameworks
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