GCP Cloud Data Security Architect (6-Month Contract)

American Cybersystems, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental/Vision

401(k)

HSA

FSA

Life Insurance

Disability

Legal protection

Paid time off

EAP

Job summary

Innova Solutions is seeking a Cloud Data Security Consultant for a 6‑month hybrid contract in Phoenix, AZ. You will assess a GCP-based data security architecture supporting conversational AI, telephony, APIs, data platforms, and enterprise integrations.

You will review end-to-end data flows, protect PII, and enforce IAM, encryption, and monitoring. The role requires experience with GCP services, data protection across regulated data environments, and strong API security knowledge.

Qualifications

• GCP IAM, VPC/Shared VPC, Cloud Run, GKE, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Firestore/Datastore, Cloud KMS and Secret Manager.
• Experience securing PII, PCI, or regulated customer data environments.
• Strong understanding of API security (OAuth, mTLS, token management, service-to-service authentication).
• Knowledge of network security, hybrid cloud connectivity, segmentation, and firewall controls.

Responsibilities

• Assess end-to-end architecture from a data security, privacy, and compliance perspective.
• Review data flows across GCP services, conversational AI platforms, telephony systems, API gateways, databases, cloud storage, and on-premises applications.
• PII and customer data protection.
• Authentication, authorization, and IAM.
• Encryption at rest and in transit.
• Secrets and key management.
• Logging, monitoring, and auditability.
• Data retention, deletion, and cross-boundary data movement.
• Review security architecture for Shared VPCs, network segmentation, interconnects, service accounts, and cloud IAM.
• Implement and assess security controls, including Sentinel policies, encryption standards, and database activity monitoring.
• Conduct threat modeling and assess AI-specific security risks, such as prompt leakage, model input/output security, and knowledge store access controls.
• Deliver detailed findings with risk ratings, security gaps, and remediation recommendations.

Skills

PII/PCI protection

API security

IAM security

Threat modeling

Tools

GCP IAM

VPC/Shared VPC

Cloud Run

GKE

BigQuery

Cloud Storage

Firestore/Datastore

Cloud KMS

Secret Manager

Job description

Innova Solutions is seeking a Cloud Data Security Consultant for a 6‑month hybrid contract in Phoenix, AZ. You will assess a GCP-based data security architecture supporting conversational AI, telephony, APIs, data platforms, and enterprise integrations.

You will review end-to-end data flows, protect PII, and enforce IAM, encryption, and monitoring. The role requires experience with GCP services, data protection across regulated data environments, and strong API security knowledge.