Lead Specialist, Privileged Access Management (PAM) Engineer

KPMG

$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience with privileged access management (PAM) solutions, including 2 years in a leadership role
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
  • Strong foundational knowledge of identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) principles and federal frameworks
  • In-depth understanding of PAM concepts and DoD cybersecurity frameworks, preferably with CyberArk
  • Experience managing large-scale PAM implementation and integration with enterprise systems
  • Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams in regulated environments
  • Preferred certifications include CyberArk Defender, Sentry or Guardian, DoD 8570 IAM/IAT Level II or higher
  • Ability to travel as needed for project support
  • Eligible for a U.S. Government clearance

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture, deployment, and management of CyberArk PAM solutions for DoD integration into a Zero Trust (ZT) environment
  • Ensure alignment between PAM strategies and organizational initiatives, integrating with IGA, SSO, MFA, and directory services
  • Manage onboarding workflows for privileged accounts and conduct risk assessments to ensure compliance with DoD security standards
  • Develop automation solutions to enhance PAM integration
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement ZT capabilities and promote CyberArk best practices
  • Maintain and create automation scripts, policies, and custom connectors for scalability
  • Troubleshoot PAM technical issues to ensure operational stability
  • Provide leadership in designing privileged access auditing and alerting mechanisms
  • Mentor junior PAM engineers and analysts, reviewing their work
  • Support documentation and reporting for project management and ZT maturity tracking

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Vision insurance
  • Disability and life insurance
  • 401(k) plans with company contribution
  • Robust suite of personal well-being benefits
  • Paid Personal Time Off and a holiday break calendar
  • Biannual breaks where employees do not have to use PTO for time off
  • Additional resources available for mental health support
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:
  • Lead the architecture, deployment, and management of CyberArk Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions to support DoD application integration into ZT environment
  • Drive alignment between PAM strategies and overarching initiatives, ensuring seamless integration with Identify Governance and Administration (IGA, Single Sign-On (SSO, Multi-Factor Authentication (AFA), and directory services
  • Oversee workflows for onboarding privileged accounts, conduct comprehensive risk assessments, and maintain strict compliance with DoD and client security standards
  • Identify and build automations to accelerate integration of applications into PAM platform
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to enable ZT capability deployment, successfully optimizing CyberArk best practices
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts, policies, and custom connectors required for enterprise scalability
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, ensuring highly stable PAM operations and remediation of incidents
  • Provide strategic leadership in the design and implementation of privileged access auditing, reporting, and alerting mechanisms
  • Mentor and review work of junior PAM engineers, and analysts
  • Support documentation and reporting efforts for project management, roadmap tracking and overall ZT maturation

Qualifications:
  • A minimum of five years of experience engineering and managing privileged access management (PAM) solutions including two years in a leadership capacity; U.S. Federal government consulting experience preferred
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
  • Foundational knowledge of comprehensive ICAM principals, architectures, and federal frameworks e.g. FICAM), extending beyond PAM to include end-to-end identify lifecycle management
  • Understanding of privileged access management (PAM) concepts and DoD cybersecurity frameworks; CyberArk preferred
  • Experience with large-scale PAM implementation, lifecycle management, and integration with enterprise systems (e.g. Active Directory, SIEM, ITSM, and IGA Platforms like SailPoint or Okta)
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams in highly regulated environments
  • Preferred certifications: CyberArk Defender, Sentry or Guardian; DoD 8570 IAM/IAT Level II or higher a plus
  • Ability to travel as required to support firm engagements
  • Applicant must possess or be eligible for a U.S. Government clearance


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