GCP IAM Lead (Plano)

Job Title : GCP IAM Lead / Manager (VP)Location : Plano /Texas, TX (Onsite)Duration: CTHINTERVIEW : F2F MUSTRole summary:Own IAM design patterns and delivery for onboarding waves; lead engineers and drive secure-by-default identity at scale.Key responsibilities:* 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.Required Skills:* 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.Success measures* Repeatable IAM onboarding patterns adopted broadly; reduced onboarding cycle time; clean audit outcomes.GCP IAM, Terraform, Python, Security & Compliance, Network & Security ControlsTechnical Skills: Git/version control - experience with GitLab, GitHub, or BitbucketCI/CD pipelines - Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build, or similarAPI security - OAuth 2.0, OIDC, API keys, and token managementLogging and monitoring - Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, integration with SIEM toolsContainer security - GKE workload identity, service mesh authentication (Istio/Anthos Service Mesh)