Senior Engineer - Identity & Access Management

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s Degree required and 4+ years of experience working with IAM concepts and platforms
• Proficient experience with Enterprise Identity & Access Management core concepts, with a specialization in Privileged Access Management
• Proficient understanding of Privileged Access Management (PAM) concepts and standard methodologies, encompassing privileged account discovery & vaulting, service account standards, session management, DevOps secret management, and endpoint privilege management
• Experience implementing and maintaining modern PAM vendors and solutions such as Delinea, CyberArk, BeyondTrust, or ManageEngine
• Proven ability to work independently and collaborative to achieve business outcomes
• Strong communication skills needed to collect data, listen actively, converse freely, and express ideas clearly to diverse audiences.
• Outstanding organization, problem resolution, and user documentation skills
• Proficient in promoting trust within the team and building positive relationships with colleagues throughout the organization
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• STEM, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Computer Science
• CISA, CISM, CISSP
• Outstanding experience of organizational standards and policies (ISO, NIST)
• Outstanding knowledge of compliance regulations (SOX, PCI, FAA, GDRP, PII)
• Outstanding knowledge of scripting and coding languages (PowerShell, Python, SQL, C#, .Net)

Post expiration date\: 06/01/2025

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Key Responsibilities:

The Senior Engineer - Identity & Access Management, Privileged Access Management (PAM) is responsible for implementing and maintaining PAM solutions that control and monitor access to critical systems and applications with elevated privileges, ensuring only authorized users can access sensitive data and perform privileged actions.

This role involves discovery, onboarding & offboarding of privileged accounts, defining, building, testing, and deploying policies & templates, managing password rotations, configuring logging and monitoring, developing scripts, identifying automation opportunities, and collaborating with IT and security teams to mitigate security risks related to privileged access.

Support IAM architects' designs, assist PAM Operations team in coordinating PAM solutions with company systems. This role demands an understanding of IAM principles, protocols, and standard methodologies.

• Collaborates with IAM Architects and Operations staff to implement and support comprehensive PAM technical solutions
• Collaborates with collaborators across the organization to identify and vault privileged accounts across all enterprise platforms
• Implements and supports advanced PAM capabilities such as password autorotation, session monitoring and recording, just in time access, etc.
• Supports and maintains Endpoint Privilege Management solutions
• Designs, tests, and deploys EPM client policies and controls using a Zero Trust model
• Facilitates PAM support by crafting docs, SOPs, training Ops team, mentoring junior IAM members
• Proactively researches relevant technologies, solutions, and system new features
• Shares findings and recommendations with architects, leaders, and multi-functional teams and helps drive implementation
• Ensures IAM solutions adhere to regulatory, compliance, and internal requirements
• Assist in the maintenance of IAM policies, standards, and procedures
• Assist Compliance in completing audit tasks and remediation efforts
• Ensures IAM security is aligned with United’s overall security and contribute to the continuous improvement of our IAM security strategy based on risk prioritization and business objectives

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