Cloud Security Engineer – GCP
Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract StaffingJob Description
Designation: Cloud Security Engineer – GCP Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (Onsite) Contract: 12 months, extendable About the Role: We're hiring a Cloud Security Engineer with a strong traditional security background who later specialized in Google Cloud someone who started in core security (legacy systems, non-cloud-native tooling) before moving into cloud security. What You'll Do - Deploy and tune Security Command Center, Google SecOps (Chronicle), and GCP data protection tools - Secure Kubernetes/GKE workloads and container runtimes - Manage IAM, network controls (VPC, Cloud Armor), and encryption (KMS) via Terraform - Apply defense-in-depth across network, workload, and data layers - Support migration of legacy security controls into GCP What We're Looking For - 5+ years dedicated cloud security experience, deep GCP expertise - Pure security background (no cloud in early career); strong foundations in cloud concepts and core security principles (CIA triad, zero trust, least privilege, defense in depth) - Proven experience securing legacy, non-cloud-native systems (firewalls, IDS/IPS, legacy OS, security appliances) - Hands-on with Security Command Center, Google SecOps, GCP data protection tools - Strong Kubernetes/GKE security knowledge - Terraform experience for security controls (firewall rules, IAM, encryption keys) - Hands-on KMS/encryption key configuration; clear CMEK vs. CSEK understanding Nice to have: Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification or any other GCP Professional certification
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