Security IAM Engineer

Role - Security IAM Engineer

Required Technical Skill Set - GCP Identity and Access Management (IAM), Access Policies, Security Protocols, Networking Troubleshooting

Experience - 3 to 6 years

Location - Ahmedabad & Chennai

Required Technical Skills:

• Access Policies & IAM: A clear understanding of access policies, service accounts, and how the GCP management console works.
• Identity and Access Management (IAM): Strong understanding of IAM roles and policies within GCP.
• Cloud Computing: Solid understanding of cloud providers, specifically Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including core services.
• Security Protocols: Knowledge of security best practices for securing cloud resources and experience with Networking concepts, protocols, and services, e.g. SSL, TLS, HTTPS, TCP, UDP,VPN, Firewall.
• Networking Troubleshooting: Good networking troubleshooting background (especially for VPC-SC and IAP troubleshooting). Experience in solving VPN, VPC, and public/private networking issues.
• Log Analysis: Proven ability to analyze logs for security-related issues and identifying patterns. Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, Datadog, Prometheus stack, and Grafana for troubleshooting and performance analysis.
• Operating Systems: Proficiency with Linux and Windows.
• Scripting: Familiarity with basic scripting for configuration and troubleshooting.
• Security Tools: Familiarity with security tools within GCP (e.g., Cloud KMS, Security Command Center).
• Version Control: Hands-on experience with Git.
• Basic scripting (PowerShell, Python, Shell)
• Client Facing / Communication skills Mandatory – Advanced
• English Proficiency Mandatory - Advanced
• Customer Service and Customer Experience
• Effective and clear Communication
• Ability to communicate technical content/advice in a structured manner
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact as part of a Global team
• Cloud Security Best Practices
• Infrastructure as code
• Authentication Technologies/Protocols
• Authorization Models
• Cyber Security Risks

Experience:

• IT Experience: 3+ years of experience in IT, including infrastructure, security, and networking.
• Cloud Deployment (Plus): Experience building GCP-based deployments which will necessarily require IAM knowledge.
• Troubleshooting Experience: 3+ years of experience in troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving complex issues.
• Support Experience: Familiarity with support methodologies, case lifecycles, and analytical skills for breaking down issues.

Certifications:

• Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE) certification is required.
• Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) certification is desired.
• Equivalent Cloud Certifications are desired.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Operational support for 24×7×365 environment
• This role ensures secure and timely access provisioning, ticket resolution, and compliance with organizational security policies.
• Ticket Management: Handle IAM-related Issue, troubleshoot authentication issues, and escalate to SME.
• Access Administration: Execute user provisioning/de-provisioning, role assignments, and access reviews.
• Change Implementation: Apply approved configuration changes and validate in non-prod before production rollout.
• Compliance & Audit: Maintain logs, generate reports, and support audit activities.
• Shift Operations: Perform daily checks, manage shift handovers, and ensure SLA adherence.
• Collaboration: Work with teams for integrated security operations.
• Validate role-based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based access control (ABAC) policies
• Assist in onboarding new applications to IAM systems
• Validate connectors and troubleshoot integration issues
• Coordinate with SME for major upgrades and migrations.