As a Cloud Engineer at NewtonSoft, I've been actively involved in the implementation and management of GCP IAM policies. One of my primary responsibilities is to ensure our cloud infrastructure, including multiple GCP projects, adheres to the principles of least privilege and zero trust.
Recently, I've worked on a project where our team was tasked with migrating sensitive workloads to the GCP. To ensure appropriate access controls, I created custom IAM roles, providing different team members with appropriate permissions based on their needs. I used IAM Conditions to enforce more secure, context-aware access control and used the IAM auditing feature to monitor policy changes.
The implementation of a robust IAM structure significantly enhanced our cloud security posture. By correctly applying IAM policies, we ensured secure workloads and maintained the balance of our operational efficiency.