Snowflake Completes IRAP Protected Assessment on Google Cloud Platform

Snowflake Completes IRAP Protected Assessment on Google Cloud Platform

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MAY 27, 2026 / 3 min read Public Sector Snowflake Completes IRAP Protected Assessment on Google Cloud Platform

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Snowflake® is proud to announce that it has completed an Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessment for its deployment in the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Melbourne region, confirming alignment with the Australian Government’s Protected level control requirements.

For Australian government agencies, unlocking the full value of data is essential to improve service delivery, strengthen security controls and enable faster, better-informed decisions. As agencies modernise legacy environments and manage growing volumes of sensitive information, they need a platform that supports secure analytics, governed collaboration and operational scale.

With the completion of this IRAP assessment, Snowflake is better positioned to support agencies that require services aligned to the Australian Government’s Protected security requirements. The assessment was conducted by Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) endorsed third-party assessors and evaluated against controls identified in the ASD Information Security Manual (ISM).

This milestone builds on Snowflake’s existing support for protected workloads in Australia across AWS Asia Pacific (Sydney) and Microsoft Azure Australia East (New South Wales) regions, extending that commitment to now include Google Cloud Platform Australia Southeast 2 (Melbourne). With this expansion, Snowflake continues to broaden customer choice for deploying protected data workloads across leading cloud providers in Australia.

What this means for federal, state and defence agencies

With Snowflake on Google Cloud Platform assessed at the Protected level, agencies can use the platform to support a wide range of AI and data workload needs, including:

Deploying a multi-cloud strategy by utilising two or all three hyperscale cloud providers, enabling business continuity in mission-critical environments

Unifying fragmented data across systems to create a more complete operational picture for analysis and reporting

Enabling secure data sharing and collaboration without unnecessary data movement or duplication

Improving decision-making with trusted, timely insights drawn from governed data

Supporting AI and advanced analytics on a secure and compliance-supporting data foundation

Scaling efficiently with the elasticity and performance needed for modern public sector workloads

Designed for secure government innovation

Snowflake’s platform is designed to help organisations mobilise their data with robust security, governance and interoperability capabilities across environments. Snowflake enables customers to unify siloed data, securely share governed data and support diverse analytical workloads from a single platform experience across clouds and geographies.

For government customers, that means agencies can build on a platform that supports both immediate operational priorities and longer-term digital transformation goals. By combining secure data access with modern collaboration and analytics capabilities, Snowflake helps public sector teams turn sensitive data into practical outcomes.

A continued investment in AI trust and compliance

Completing another IRAP assessment at the Protected level underscores Snowflake’s ongoing commitment to security and to supporting public sector customers with the controls and assurance they require. It also builds on Snowflake’s broader compliance posture, which includes globally recognised certifications and attestations such as SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and FedRAMP.

As government agencies increasingly utilise AI to enhance decision-making and service delivery, maintaining public trust and data integrity is paramount. Snowflake’s compliance framework also includes certification to the ISO 42001 standard for Artificial Intelligence Management, enabling agencies to confidently leverage AI innovations on our platform, knowing these capabilities are backed by recognised standards for AI safety, fairness and accountability.

“Government agencies shouldn't have to compromise between their preferred cloud provider and data security. By completing IRAP Protected assessments across the three primary CSPs, Snowflake is enabling agencies to execute a true, secure multi-cloud strategy. We are providing agencies the ability to modernise their data estate, make their data AI-ready and deploy enterprise-ready AI data agents, all with confidence." Glenn Powell

Industry Principal, Public Sector

Getting started

Snowflake helps public sector organisations securely unify, integrate, analyse and share data on a platform designed for scale, governance and collaboration. To learn more about Snowflake’s security and compliance program, visit the Snowflake Security Hub .

Learn more about the authors

Glenn Powell Industry Principal, Global Public Sector

Dillon Finskars Senior Compliance and Risk Analyst

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