GCP Security Engineer

IDR Inc.; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 112,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Full Benefits

Employee Stock Ownership Program

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insu

Dedicated Engagement Manager

Job summary

IDR, Inc. is seeking a skilled GCP Security Engineer for a remote role based in Reston, VA to strengthen security posture across large-scale environments.

You will lead threat modeling, shape secure cloud architecture in GCP, and contribute to security frameworks, baselines, and automation. This role requires hands-on cloud security experience and strong scripting capabilities in Python or Go.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Security Engineer in enterprise environments.
• Strong background in threat modeling, network security and cloud security design.
• Hands-on experience securing workloads and services in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proficiency with automation using Python or Go and security frameworks, policies/standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate threat modeling to identify risks and reduce exposure in cloud-based systems.
• Influence secure cloud architecture patterns and help establish reference implementations in GCP.
• Develop and improve security frameworks, policies, and standards, including infrastructure and network baselines.
• Build and enhance security automation and tooling such as scripting, integrations, and repeatable controls.

Skills

Threat modeling

Network security

Cloud security architecture

Python

Go

Security automation

Policies/standards

Tools

GCP

Python

Go

Job description

IDR, Inc. is hiring a GCP Security Engineer for a remote role based in Reston, VA to enhance security posture across large-scale environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate threat modeling to identify risks and reduce exposure in cloud-based systems
• Influence secure cloud architecture patterns and help establish reference implementations in GCP
• Develop and improve security frameworks, policies, and standards, including infrastructure and network baselines
• Build and enhance security automation and tooling such as scripting, integrations, and repeatable controls to improve efficiency

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a Security Engineer supporting enterprise environments
• Strong background in threat modeling, network security, and cloud security architecture
• Hands‑on experience securing workloads and services in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Proficiency with automation using Python or Go
• Experience creating and driving adoption of security frameworks, policies/standards, and secure design baselines

Technologies

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Python
• Go

Compensation

• USD 81 - 88 per hourly

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Full Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, and more
• Opportunity to get in with an industry leading organization
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Dedicated Engagement Manager committed to you and your success

What’s in it for you

• Competitive compensation package
• Full Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, and more
• Opportunity to get in with an industry leading organization

Why IDR

• 25+ years of proven industry experience in 4 major markets
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Dedicated Engagement Manager committed to your success
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Award winner for 12 years in a row