IAM Security Analyst: Access Risk & Automation

Google Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 123,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target 15%

Benefits package

Job summary

Google Chicago, IL, USA seeks a Security Analyst in Identity and Access Management within gTech Risk Solutions to advance risk prevention through technical delivery. You will be part of a team that protects Google users and builds contextualized security controls across the gTech business ecosystem.

The role emphasizes observability, automation, and collaboration with engineering to translate security findings into actionable requirements. Competitive compensation includes equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in security operations (SOC), incident response, threat hunting, IT compliance or equivalent.
• Experience with log analysis, data querying (SQL), or monitoring security controls.

Responsibilities

• Monitor manual/agentic/automated flows, triage edge cases, and manage operational fallbacks when agentic workflows require human escalation.
• Run day-to-day access operations, perform advanced log analysis (SQL/Plx), and triage access alerts.
• Monitor access alerts, audit permission mappings, and verify the efficacy of our automated provisioning tools.
• Act as triage lead for the gTech ecosystem, monitor incident queues, conduct initial analysis, and orchestrate with Detection and Response (D&R) teams.

Skills

Incident coordination

Plx familiarity

Security frameworks

Engineering requirements

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or equivalent

Tools

Plx

SQL

Job description

Google Chicago, IL, USA seeks a Security Analyst in Identity and Access Management within gTech Risk Solutions to advance risk prevention through technical delivery. You will be part of a team that protects Google users and builds contextualized security controls across the gTech business ecosystem.

The role emphasizes observability, automation, and collaboration with engineering to translate security findings into actionable requirements. Competitive compensation includes equity and benefits.