GCP Data & Cloud Engineer

Intelligen Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work From Home - Flexible hours

Training & Development

Free Food & Snacks

Many socials and community groups

Opportunity to drive projects

Job summary

Intelligen is seeking an experienced GCP Platform Engineer to design, implement and govern secure Google Cloud environments for clients in Australia and the APAC region. The role focuses on GCP administration, access control, security and governance to enable data teams to work securely within Google Cloud.

You will establish rules, access models and deployment patterns, diagnosing issues and guiding engineers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cloud engineering or related technical role.
• Strong hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience administering GCP accounts, environments, permissions and roles.
• Knowledge of Google IAM, Groups and RBAC.
• Experience configuring BigQuery permissions and sensitive-data controls.
• Understanding of least-privilege principles and managing service accounts.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement GCP access-control and governance frameworks (IAM, Groups, roles).
• Administer RBAC across Google Cloud and BigQuery environments.
• Configure BigQuery dataset permissions and data masking controls.
• Develop IaC approaches for cloud configuration and access controls (Terraform).
• Support Terraform and dbt-based deployment and access-control patterns.
• Troubleshoot GCP configuration and guide engineers to resolution.
• Produce runbooks and implementation evidence.

Skills

5+ years experience

GCP environments

RBAC

Google IAM

BigQuery permissions

Least privilege

Security governance

Troubleshooting

Tools

Terraform

dbt

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Join Us at a Defining Moment

At Intelligen, we’re building something different. Over the past three years, we’ve evolved from a bold startup to a trusted partner for some of Australia’s most complex data transformations. We’ve helped organizations move from legacy to modern platforms, embedded governance into decision-making, and brought AI into the hands of the business, responsibly and at speed.

But we’re just getting started. As we scale into our next phase of growth, we’re looking for experienced technology professionals who don’t just want to deliver great solutions – but want to help shape the future of data and AI capability across Australia & the Asia-Pacific region.

We’re looking for an experienced GCP Platform Engineer to join our team and support the delivery of secure, governed and scalable Google Cloud environments for our clients.

About the Role

This is a hands‑on Google Cloud engineering role focused on GCP administration, access control, security and governance.

You’ll be responsible for establishing and managing the environments, permissions, policies and controls that allow data teams to work securely and effectively within Google Cloud.

While you’ll work closely with data engineers and data platform teams, this isn’t a traditional Data Engineer role. Your focus will be on the environment in which those teams operate, establishing the rules, access models, security controls and configuration standards that underpin a well‑governed data platform.

A key part of the role is being able to bring practical GCP experience to the table. We’re looking for someone who can confidently diagnose issues, guide engineers through configuration challenges and recommend the right approach rather than needing to learn the fundamentals on the job.

You’ll initially support a major digital health client operating within a complex Google Cloud and data environment, with opportunities to contribute across Intelligen’s broader cloud, data and AI portfolio.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement GCP access‑control and governance frameworks, including Google IAM, Google Groups, roles and permissions.
• Establish and administer role‑based access control (RBAC) across Google Cloud and BigQuery environments.
• Configure BigQuery dataset permissions, authorised views and row‑ and column‑level access controls.
• Implement BigQuery policy tags, masking and other sensitive‑data controls to support secure handling of sensitive information.
• Design and maintain Google Group, IAM and grant structures that support scalable, least‑privilege access.
• Review and remediate service accounts, static credentials and inappropriate or excessive permissions.
• Configure and manage GCP environments and help establish clear access and deployment patterns across environments.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approaches for cloud configuration and access controls, ideally using Terraform.
• Support Terraform and dbt‑based deployment and access‑control patterns where required.
• Troubleshoot GCP configuration, permissions and access issues and confidently guide client engineers through their resolution.
• Support the migration of scheduled queries, reporting dependencies and data access patterns into appropriately governed models.
• Work closely with data engineers, platform engineers and client stakeholders to implement changes requiring business or technical context.
• Produce implementation evidence, technical documentation, runbooks and handover materials.
• Support controlled production releases and ensure changes are implemented safely and consistently.

You’ll bring strong, practical Google Cloud experience and be comfortable taking ownership of cloud configuration and access‑management challenges.

Must‑haves include:

• 5+ years’ experience in cloud engineering, cloud platform administration, data engineering or a closely related technical role.
• Strong hands‑on experience working within Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.
• Demonstrated experience administering GCP accounts, environments, permissions and roles.
• Strong knowledge of Google IAM, Google Groups and role‑based access control (RBAC).
• Practical experience configuring permissions and access within BigQuery.
• Experience implementing policy tags, masking and sensitive‑data controls within Google Cloud.
• Understanding of least‑privilege principles and experience managing service accounts, credentials and access permissions.
• Strong troubleshooting capability – you can diagnose configuration and permission issues and confidently guide others through resolving them.
• Ability to work directly with engineers and stakeholders, communicate technical concepts clearly and provide practical guidance based on previous experience.

It would be great if you also bring:

• Experience with Terraform or another Infrastructure as Code / configuration‑as‑code technology. Terraform experience is preferred, but strong experience with comparable tooling is also valuable.
• Experience with dbt, including grants, permissions and environment‑specific deployment patterns.
• A background in data engineering, analytics engineering or modern data platforms.
• Experience with platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake or other modern cloud data technologies.
• Experience tracing and migrating scheduled queries, reporting dependencies and downstream data consumers.
• Familiarity with Sigma access models and Google Sheets integrations.
• Experience across multiple cloud environments, particularly AWS or Azure in addition to GCP.
• Experience working in consulting, client‑facing or complex enterprise delivery environments.

Formal GCP certifications are welcome but not required. For this role, demonstrated hands‑on experience and the ability to confidently apply that knowledge are more important.

WHY INTELLIGEN?

We're not just delivering AI and data projects. We're humanizing them. That means we care deeply about the how, not just the what. We value curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to challenge the status quo. We look for people who are driven to build a business, get curious, and offer opinions and ideas.

You'll join a team that's smart, kind, and ambitious. You'll have real influence in your projects, your practice, and the broader business. And as we grow, so will you.

We’re not just delivering AI and data projects, we’re humanizing them. That means we care deeply about the how, not just the what. We value curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to challenge the status quo. We look for people who are driven to build a business, get curious, and offer up their opinions and ideas.

As well as:

• Work From Home - Flexible hours
• Training & Development
• Free Food & Snacks
• Many socials and community groups
• Opportunity to drive projects that are of interest to you!

You’ll work with a team that’s smart, kind, and ambitious. You’ll have real influence in your projects, your practice, and our business. And as we grow, so will you.