GCP Security Architect - Hybrid

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a GCP Security Architect to design secure cloud architectures and enforce security compliance in a hybrid work environment. The role requires extensive experience in cloud security and a strong understanding of GCP services. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and preferably hold a professional GCP certification. Join us to enhance our cloud security posture and collaborate with diverse teams!

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• Deep understanding of IAM, Cloud Armor, KMS.
• Experience with security assessment tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure cloud architectures.
• Lead threat modeling and risk assessments.
• Ensure compliance with security standards.

Skills

Cloud security architecture

GCP services knowledge

Security protocols

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

DevSecOps practices

Security assessment methodologies

Communication skills

Multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure)

Education

GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification

Tools

Terraform

Deployment Manager

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Client:

RiverSafe

Location:

london (city of london), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

16.06.2025

Expiry Date:

31.07.2025

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Job Description:

Role:

• Design and implement secure cloud architectures and strategies on GCP.
• Evaluate and recommend security tools, services and configurations to strengthen cloud security posture.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, GDPR and others.
• Lead threat modeling, risk assessments, and security reviews for GCP infrastructure and applications.
• Define and enforce Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies, including roles, permissions and service accounts.
• Implement and maintain security monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, SCC).
• Collaborate with DevOps, engineering, and compliance teams to embed security into the CI/CD pipelines.

Skills:

• Extensive experience in cloud security architecture, with at least 3 years on Google Cloud Platform.
• Deep understanding of GCP services such as VPC, IAM, Cloud Armor, KMS, SCC, GKE and others.
• Strong knowledge of security protocols, authentication, authorisation, encryption and network security.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with tools like Terraform or Deployment Manager.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and integrating security into DevOps pipelines.
• Experience with security assessment tools and methodologies.
• GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification (preferred).
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure) preferred.