GCP Security Engineer

GCP Security Engineer

My client, a leading financial services organisation, is looking for a GCP Security Engineer to support a major banking transformation programme, focusing on cloud security controls, IAM risk, and threat-based reporting within Google Cloud.

This role sits within a wider security architecture and risk function, helping implement security guardrails, controls and reporting frameworks across the GCP environment.

This will be Inside Ir35, Hybrid London (2/3 days a week), Inside Ir35 and ideally circa £575+ per day for an initial 6months.

Key Responsibilities for the GCP Security Engineer

• Implement and enhance GCP security controls across IAM, network and data layers
• Support development of security guardrails using policy-as-code tools (Sentinel/Prisma/OPA etc)
• Improve security metrics, dashboards and threat-based reporting
• Strengthen Identity & Access risk visibility across GCP environments
• Support integration of multiple security domains (Data Leakage, IAM, vulnerability posture) into a unified reporting framework
• Map controls and threats using MITRE ATT&CK framework

Required Experience

• Strong Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security experience
• Experience implementing cloud security controls
• Knowledge of IAM, identity governance, privileged access
• Experience working in regulated environments (banking, fintech, insurance etc)
• Exposure to policy-as-code/guardrails tools
  • Prisma Cloud
  • Hashicorp Sentinel
  • OPA
  • Terraform policies
• Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework