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# Senior GCP Security Engineer in Mundelein

- **Company:** Energy Jobline
- **Location:** Mundelein, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Continuous Integration, Identity and Access Management, Software Deployment, Google Cloud, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Terraform
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.energyjobline.com/job/senior-gcp-security-engineer-mundelein-31826707

## About the Role

* 5+ years of cloud security experience with significant recent GCP depth.
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 * Strong hands-on experience implementing security controls within Google Cloud.
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 * Production-level Terraform experience, including reusable modules and infrastructure automation.
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 * Strong Kubernetes and GKE security experience.
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 * Deep knowledge of GCP IAM, service accounts, Workload , and workload access.
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 * Experience with multiple GCP security technologies such as SCC, VPC Service Controls, Cloud Armor, KMS, Secret Manager, and DLP.
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 * Experience incorporating security controls into modern CI/CD environments.
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 * Practical understanding of AI / ML security, ideally involving Vertex AI or comparable enterprise GenAI platforms.
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 * Ability to work directly with engineering teams and remain personally hands-on.

## Description

This is a hands-on engineering position for someone who can move between architecture and implementation. You will design cloud security guardrails, automate controls through Terraform and CI/CD, secure Kubernetes workloads and cloud identities, and work closely with engineering teams deploying applications and AI workloads across GCP.