Identity & Privileged Access Management Engineer

14 Oct 2024

Vacancy expired!

This is a remote role, with occasional travel to Skokie, IL. Looking for candidates based in and near Skokie, IL.

Fantastic opportunity for a Identity & Privileged Access Management Engineer !Our Chicago-based client is seeking an experienced Identity & Privileged Access Management (PAM) Engineer to work with our engineering team to develop, implement, optimize, and maintain PAM solutions. You will be responsible for securing access to the organization’s most critical systems and data with a privileged access management solution. Provide appropriate access to applications, systems, and data with advanced authentication.To be successful as a PAM engineer, you should be able to identify the most optimal PAM solutions for our clients and maintain the infrastructures in accordance with best practices and company security policies. A top-notch PAM engineer should have excellent troubleshooting skills, stay current with industry trends, and should be a team player. This position will also investigate routine computer incidents under the direction of senior engineer’s. This position will handle confidential and proprietary information.

Please submit your resume with the link to your LinkedIn Profile.

Key Responsibilities:• Engineering and implementation of security technologies centric to Privileged Access security solutions.• Implementation & integration of PAM solutions (CyberArk, Beyond Trust).• Experience in Identity & Access Management platform solutions.• Provide input into architectural design of Access Control, User Entitlements, Application Credentials, User Access Policy Management, enhancing security related to Privileged Access Management.• Keep documentation accurate with environment changes.• Excellent communications skills, both written and oral are a requirement for this position.• Lead the adoption of the Identity and Access strategy through the documentation of business capability and roadmap developed with architecture.• Ensure critical global Privileged Access Management service meets key service and security objectives, by maintaining sustainable and effective service and security monitoring, investigation and remediation of service and security issues.• Assist in transformation of Cyber Security Operations; supporting a series of funded transformation activities (including privileged access management).• Contribute to design, development and maintenance of security standards and controls. Lead continuous service improvement & development activities including health-checks and upgrades.• Manage and advise technical support and application teams to assist in the on-boarding of new systems into the PAM service.• Develop and support assurance activities for effective management of privileged access.• Leading in the identification and ongoing monitoring of specific security risks and KPIs and production of management information to ensure value from key security services.• Perform PAM administration activities in accordance with security standards to ensure that passwords are accessible to appropriately authorized users only.• Provide out of hours support and change delivery for PAM service (on a rotating basis).• Day-to-day activities include working with customer teams and supporting current tasks and activities.• Working with Windows and Linux support teams.• Troubleshooting system and application accounts in a diverse systems/application architecture.• Administer password rotations, password malfunctions, account creations, account changes, accounts integrations, maintaining/creating new safes, and security policies.• Candidates may be required to Provide end-user training and PAM infrastructure management.• Responsible for licensing and entitlement management of the PAM environment, including growth and capacity planning.• Responsible for performance tuning, providing high availability and eliminating single points of failure for the PAM environment.• Provides environment & DR support (clustering, backups, SOPs etc.).• Performs vault/safe/platform Administration Projects (upgrades, new functionality, etc.• Assists with external Projects / Onboarding- gather requirements which would include scope, customization, etc. and account uploads.• Lead automation activities.• Performs account (Vault Internal) administration, monitoring, maintenance and secondary controls.• Accurately maintain all documentation as it relates to configuration, processes, service records, asset inventories, topologies, administration manuals, job instructions, support contacts etc.• Ensure IT Leadership is aware of all known and identified risks to system availability, performance, reliability and security.• Scripting, Automation, and Orchestration to drive efficiencies within IT operations.• Partner with security and risk teams to implement and maintain security polices and configurations in accordance with corporate requirements.

Minimum Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:• Bachelors’ degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or other closely related discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of formal degree.• Minimum of five (5) years of hands-on experience in non-complex IT engineering systems that include basic network, storage, back-up, platforms, middleware, application with three (3) years’ experience in implementation and integration of CyberArk's, Beyond Trust, Arcon, ManageEngine, Centrify, and/or Symantec Privileged Identity Management. Experience deploying Application Identity Manager components.• Experience with PAM Operational tasks – Creating Safes, Defining Access Control, Policies/Platforms, User provisioning and entitlements, Managing Applications Credentials, Auto-upload and User Access Policy Management.• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, execute tasks and meet deadlines.• Ability to interact with colleagues from all levels of the organization, both technical and non-technical, and communicate technical ideas effectively.• Experience in performing Privileged Access Reviews, Compliance Reporting, Access Control Processes and other associated tasks with Privileged User Management.• Knowledge in setting up multi factor authentication (RSA, RADIUS, SAML).• Experience with REST API for automated provisioning of Safes, Accounts and Access Control.• Experience with auto discovery and automatic password management.• Skilled in Active Directory concepts, including users, computers, groups, policies• Solid understanding of protocols, services, and traffic flows for authentication• Requires self-motivated approach to work with keen attention to detail and accuracy.• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment with minimal oversight.• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet and networking.• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently, with minimal direction.

Preferred Minimum Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:Hands-on experience in one or more of the following:• IT Security/vulnerability management• Firewalls• Web/Email Filter• Intrusion Prevention• Vulnerability Scanning• Data loss prevention• Forensics• Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365• Active Directory• SQL Server (SSMS, SSIS, SSRS)• VMware• Linux• PowerShell• SSH• Application listingPeterson Technology Partners (PTP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workforce.

About the Company:Peterson Technology Partners (PTP) has been Chicago's premier Information Technology (IT) staffing, consulting, and recruiting firm for over 23+ years. Named after Chicago's historic Peterson Avenue, PTP has built its reputation by developing lasting relationships, leading digital transformation, and inspiring technical innovation throughout Chicagoland.Based in Park Ridge, IL, PTP's 250+ employees have a narrow focus on a single market (Chicago) and expertise in 4 innovative technical areas;
  • Cybersecurity
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Science
  • Cloud & DevOps
PTP exists to ensure that all of our partners (clients and candidates alike) make the best hiring and career decisions

  • ID: #46449086
  • State: Illinois Skokie 60076 Skokie USA
  • City: Skokie
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2022-10-14
  • Deadline: 2022-12-11
  • Category: Et cetera