IAM Cloud Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 77,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Irving, Texas is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer with strong Python development experience. The role focuses on building security controls in cloud environments (AWS/GCP), IAM orchestration, and secure CI/CD pipelines.

A hands-on engineering position requiring collaboration across security, infra, and service engineering teams. Candidates should have 3+ years of cloud-native experience, proficiency in Python, and familiarity with API development, automated testing,

Qualifications

• This is not a traditional security or IAM role. It is a development-heavy engineering role requiring strong coding expertise.
• Candidates must have proven Python development experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience working with cloud-native services in AWS or GCP.
• GCP – cloud experience is a must have (non‑negotiable).
• Advanced proficiency in Python (non‑negotiable).
• Experience with API development and integrations, writing scalable, production‑grade code and automated testing framework.
• Experience in the design and implementation of enterprise security solutions in Financial Services or large complex/global environments.
• Highly motivated self-starter with excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work independently and take ownership of a project.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑functional cloud teams to define and implement IAM roles and policies for public cloud services.
• Define and develop security controls and tools to ensure IAM implementations meet security standards.
• Build automation and libraries to enable developers to create IAM identities and permissions via self‑service.
• Deliver IAM solutions through CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and validation.
• Develop Python‑based frameworks for security control orchestration, detection and response workflows; integrate with cloud APIs and security tooling.

Skills

Python development

AWS/GCP cloud

API development

Testing frameworks

DevOps & CI/CD

IaC awareness

Java/Go

Cloud security basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Behave

pytest

JUnit

Job description

Qualifications

This is not a traditional security or IAM role. It is a development-heavy engineering role requiring strong

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Qualifications

This is not a traditional security or IAM role. It is a development-heavy engineering role requiring strong coding expertise. Candidates must have proven Python development experience.

• Minimum of 3 years of hands‑on experience working with cloud‑native services in AWS or

GCP – cloud experience is a must have (non‑negotiable)

• Advanced proficiency in Python (non‑negotiable)
• Experience with:
• API development and integrations
• Writing scalable, production‑grade code
• Automated testing framework
• Experience in the design and implementation of enterprise security solutions in Financial

Services or a large complex and/or global environment

• Highly motivated self‑starter with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently, multi‑task, and take ownership of various parts of a project or

initiative.

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, AWS Certified Security Specialty, Google Professional

Cloud Security Engineer are desirable

• MUST pass a Karat Assessment – Python focused

Critical Competencies

• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools: Terraform and CloudFormation
• Proficiency in Python, Go or Java
• Proficiency in unit testing frameworks such as Behave, pytest or Junit
• Proficiency in developing and securing SOAP and REST based web service APIs
• Experience in DevOps and agile methodologies and automated solution delivery and testing

through CI/CD pipelines

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑functional cloud teams including security, infrastructure, service engineering and business application teams to define and implement IAM roles and policies required to build, support and consume services in public cloud
• Define and develop security controls and tools to ensure IAM implementation in public cloud environments are compliant with cloud security standards and policies
• Build automation and libraries to enable developers to create IAM identities and permissions through self‑service
• Deliver IAM solutions through CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and validation

• Build and enhance Python‑based frameworks used for:
• Security control orchestration
• Detection and response workflows
• Develop integrations with:
• Cloud services (APIs, services, identity layers)
• Security tooling and platforms
• Contribute to:
• Preventative controls (policy enforcement, OPA/Rego)
• Detective controls (event‑driven detection logic)
• Write and maintain:
• Automated unit tests
• Integration and behavioral tests
• Support CI/CD integration and continuous validation of controls
• Collaborate with:
• Security Controls Engineers
• Threat Modelers
• Cloud Architects

Salary Range: $90, 000 per year

Qualifications:

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE