Cloud Security Engineer (GCP) - Risk Reduction

Title: Cloud Security Engineer (GCP) – Risk Reduction

Location: 100% Remote (U.S.-based)

Job Type: Contract (12 months)

Compensation: $67.00 - $112.00 per hour

Industry: Retail

Key Skills

• GCP automation & scripting (5+ yrs)
• Terraform (3+ yrs, large-scale environments)
• Infrastructure-as-Code (production)
  
  

About The Role

We are partnering with a large, enterprise-scale organization in the retail and digital commerce industry that operates a highly complex, multil-cloud environment supporting critical business systems at scale.

Our client is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer (GCP) – Risk Reduction to lead remediation efforts across public cloud platforms, with a strong focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role is centered on reducing risk, remediating existing cloud security issues, and preventing future exposure through automation and infrastructure-as-code.

Job Description

The Cloud Security Engineer will be responsible for driving remediation of prioritized security findings across large-scale cloud environments, including GCP, Azure, and AWS. This role works at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, networking, automation, and security, partnering closely with infrastructure and engineering teams to deliver scalable, long-term risk reduction.

Key Responsibilities

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• Develop and execute remediation plans for high-priority security issues across GCP, Azure, and AWS environments
• Update and maintain Terraform repositories and automation scripts to remediate issues consistently across multiple cloud projects
• Coordinate with engineering and infrastructure teams to rotate and properly manage misconfigured or exposed cloud secrets
• Identify and address root causes of security issues to prevent recurrence in future deployments
• Validate that remediation actions have been successfully implemented, either directly or through partner teams
• Navigate existing cloud architectures and repositories to understand risk context and anticipate potential system impacts
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience writing automation pipelines and/or scripts specifically for Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• 3+ years of experience writing production grade Terraform in complex environments (e.g., 100+ GCP projects)
• 5+ years of overall cloud engineering experience with GCP
• Strong proficiency in cloud engineering, traditional infrastructure, and automation (Infrastructure-as-Code, scripting, CI/CD)
• Proficiency with on-prem and cloud networking, including software-defined networking (SDN)
• Strong understanding of core infrastructure components across on-prem and cloud environments, including compute, storage, databases, IAM, and networking
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and remediate complex technical issues with minimal supervision
• Experience navigating large, enterprise cloud architectures and code repositories

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• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively within Agile teams
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with evolving cloud and security technologies
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Azure and/or AWS environments
• Familiarity with GitHub and/or Atlantis
• Prior experience focused specifically on cloud security initiatives
• Background that combines both infrastructure and security disciplines
  
  

Benefits

Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: https://www.dahlconsulting.com/benefits-w2fta/.

How To Apply

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Equal Opportunity Statement

As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you!

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