GCP IAM Lead

Value Innovation Labs; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Value Innovation Labs is seeking an IAM leader to own design patterns and delivery for onboarding waves, driving secure-by-default identity at scale in a complex enterprise. You will guide engineers, define reference architectures, and foster consistency across teams.

The role emphasizes governance, automation, and rigorous security by design, with emphasis on RBAC, service accounts, privileged access, and IaC controls.

Qualifications

• Experience leading IAM in enterprise environments with GCP.
• Proven ability to lead multi-team delivery and manage standards/exceptions.
• Strong Terraform/IaC governance and security-by-design mindset.

Responsibilities

• Define IAM reference architectures (RBAC model, service account strategy, privileged access patterns).
• 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.

Job description

Role 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).
• 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 qualifications

• 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.