Sr. IAM Engineer
Senior IAM Engineer – Privileged Access Management (CyberArk)
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead IAM Engineer specializing in Privileged Access Management (PAM), CyberArk, Active Directory, and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD). This role will lead the architecture, engineering, implementation, and operational excellence of enterprise IAM and PAM solutions across hybrid and cloud environments.
The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in CyberArk EPV/EPM platforms, enterprise identity governance, Zero Trust security architecture, privileged account lifecycle management, and automation. This position requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and hands-on engineering capabilities to drive secure identity operations and privileged access controls across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Privileged Access Management (CyberArk)
- Architect, deploy, configure, and support CyberArk components including:
- Vault
- CPM
- PSM
- PVWA
- CCP
- REST API integrations
- Lead enterprise onboarding of privileged accounts across:
- Windows
- Linux/Unix
- Network devices
- Citrix infrastructure
- Databases
- Applications
- Cloud platforms
- Design and implement CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM) solutions for:
- Windows
- macOS
- Define and maintain:
- Safes and access models
- Credential rotation policies
- Session monitoring and recording standards
- Manage PAM lifecycle activities including:
- Onboarding
- Migrations
- Upgrades
- Performance tuning
- Disaster recovery
- Develop governance standards aligned with enterprise security requirements.
Active Directory & Identity Security
- Design and manage complex multi-domain and multi-forest Active Directory environments.
- Implement:
- Tiered administrative models
- Privileged admin separation
- GPO hardening
- LDAPS security configurations
- Identify and remediate:
- Dormant accounts
- Stale privileged accounts
- Orphaned service accounts
- Excessive privileged group memberships
- Integrate Active Directory with CyberArk for privileged credential management and session governance.
Azure AD / Microsoft Entra ID
- Architect and implement secure hybrid identity solutions.
- Design and maintain:
- Conditional Access policies
- RBAC models
- Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
- MFA enforcement
- Break-glass account strategies
- Secure cloud administrative access using privileged workstation and Zero Trust methodologies.
- Integrate CyberArk with:
- Azure subscriptions
- Cloud workloads
- Privileged cloud identities
Security Architecture & Governance
- Develop IAM/PAM reference architectures and solution blueprints.
- Lead Zero Trust and least-privilege initiatives aligned with:
- NIST
- ISO 27001
- SOX
- HIPAA
- GDPR
- Review, approve, and validate technical security designs and implementations.
- Drive integrations with:
- ServiceNow
- SailPoint
- Cloud platforms
- DevOps pipelines
- Ensure audit readiness and compliance across IAM/PAM controls.
Automation & Innovation
- Develop automation solutions using:
- PowerShell
- REST APIs
- CyberArk APIs/CLI
- ServiceNow workflow automation
- Eliminate manual operational tasks through orchestration and automation.
- Enhance:
- Compliance reporting
- Monitoring
- Alerting
- Operational efficiency
Operational Leadership
- Act as the escalation point for complex IAM/PAM incidents and technical issues.
- Develop and maintain:
- SOPs
- Runbooks
- Operational documentation
- Knowledge articles
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across PAM/IAM initiatives.
- Collaborate with:
- Security teams
- Cloud teams
- Infrastructure teams
- Application owners
- Business stakeholders
- External vendors
Required Qualifications
Mandatory Technical Skills
- Expert-level experience with:
- CyberArk EPV
- CyberArk EPM
- Advanced knowledge of:
- Active Directory
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Strong experience in:
- PAM architecture
- Identity governance
- Privileged access controls
- Zero Trust security models
- Hands-on scripting and automation expertise using PowerShell and REST APIs.
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale IAM/PAM environments.
Preferred Skills
- ServiceNow IAM/PAM integrations
- SailPoint IdentityIQ or IdentityNow
- Azure/AWS/GCP IAM
- Endpoint security platforms
- DevOps and CI/CD security integration
- Infrastructure-as-Code exposure
Education & Experience
- B.Tech
- 10+ years of IAM/PAM engineering experience
- 5+ years of hands-on CyberArk engineering and architecture experience
- Relevant certifications preferred:
- CyberArk Defender/Sentry
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator
- CISSP
- Azure Security Engineer