Google Cloud Platform Controls Assessment Consultant

Role: Google Cloud Platform Controls Assessment Consultant, We are seeking a GCP Controls Assessment Consultant to support an advisory engagement focused on security, governance, compliance, and operational controls within a Google Cloud Platform environment. Working alongside a senior GCP engineering SME, this individual will gather evidence, perform control walkthroughs, document gaps, and help develop actionable remediation recommendations., * Support assessments of security, governance, compliance, and operational controls across the GCP environment.

• Conduct stakeholder interviews and control walkthroughs with cloud, security, infrastructure, risk, compliance, and audit teams.
• Gather and review policies, procedures, architecture documentation, system configurations, and technical evidence.
• Assess controls related to IAM, privileged access, service accounts, network security, encryption, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, backup, and incident response.
• Map existing controls to applicable frameworks, internal standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Document control objectives, testing procedures, evidence reviewed, assessment results, risks, and identified gaps.
• Maintain workpapers, evidence trackers, meeting notes, issue logs, and other engagement documentation.
• Support the preparation and validation of findings, recommendations, management responses, and the prioritized remediation roadmap.

Cloud Computing, Consulting, Cloud Computing, Consulting, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), Document Management, Security Analysis, Risk, Interviewing Skills, Security Infrastructure, * Experience conducting cloud security, technology risk, IT controls, internal audit, or compliance assessments.

• Working knowledge of Google Cloud Platform and its core security and governance capabilities.
• Understanding of cloud IAM, networking, encryption, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, and configuration management.
• Experience conducting walkthroughs, reviewing evidence, testing control design or implementation, and documenting conclusions.
• Strong analytical, documentation, organizational, and stakeholder-communication skills.