Cloud Infrastructure Architect - IAM (GCP)

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Job Description

Your Impact:

• Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure solutions on GCP platform.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to define infrastructure requirements and design scalable and reliable cloud architectures.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform
• Implement best practices for cloud security, compliance, and governance, including identity and access management (IAM), organization policy, deny policy, encryption, and network security.
• Experience with Hashicorp Vault and GCP Cloud KMS.
• Experience with GCP cloud identity and GCDS tool.
• Monitor, optimize, and scale cloud infrastructure resources to ensure performance, availability, and cost-efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure, including performance bottlenecks, network connectivity, and resource contention.
• Develop and maintain documentation, standards, and policies for cloud infrastructure design and operations.
• Stay current with cloud technologies, trends, and best practices, and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of python is a plus. 

Qualifications

Your Skills and Experience:  Understanding of Cloud Platforms: Proficiency in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is essential. This includes understanding their IAM services and how they integrate with other cloud services.

• Have good understanding of tools like Jenkins, helm charts, Kubernetes etc
• IAM Concepts: Deep understanding of IAM concepts such as authentication, authorization, federation, multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), role-based access control (RBAC), and least privilege principle.
• Security Knowledge: Strong knowledge of security principles, encryption techniques, data protection, and compliance requirements related to IAM in cloud environments.
• Networking: Understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, VPNs, firewalls, and load balancers as they relate to IAM and cloud infrastructure.
• Identity Protocols: Familiarity with identity protocols such as OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, LDAP, and Kerberos, and how they are used in cloud IAM solutions.
• Scripting and Automation: Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automating IAM-related tasks and workflows.
• IAM Solutions: Experience with IAM solutions and services provided by cloud providers (e.g., Google Cloud IAM) as well as third-party IAM solutions.
• Compliance and Governance: Knowledge of compliance standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and their implications on IAM practices in the cloud. Understanding governance frameworks and best practices for IAM.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to analyze complex IAM requirements, identify potential issues, and design scalable and secure solutions to meet business needs.
• Communication and Collaboration: Effective communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders, understand their requirements, and translate them into IAM solutions.
• Continuous Learning: Given the rapidly evolving nature of cloud technologies and security threats, a willingness to continuously learn and stay updated with the latest trends and best practices in cloud IAM is crucial.
• Project Management: Ability to manage IAM projects effectively, including defining project scopes, timelines, and resources, as well as coordinating with other teams and stakeholders.

Set Yourself Apart With:

• Professional Security Certifications: CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CISM, ITIL
• Cloud Computing certifications such as CCSK, Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associat
• Strong knowledge of industry standards as they