Privileged Access Management – Platform Engineering Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Taking ownership of and executing the PAM product roadmap, balancing immediate operational requirements with long-term strategic objectives for privileged access and secrets management throughout the enterprise.

• Proactively recognizing and prioritizing use cases for both human and non-human privileged access, including service accounts, non-human identities (NHI), automated workflows, and secure secrets management for cloud and DevOps settings.

• Anticipating changes in business, security, and technology trends—including AI-driven access scenarios—and converting them into actionable product features, policies, and program initiatives.

• Overseeing the design, optimization, and engineering of workflows for privileged account vaulting, lifecycle management, just-in-time (JIT) access, session monitoring, and automated credential rotation across hybrid environments.

• Leading the integration of PAM with related platforms such as IAM, IGA, SIEM, cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), and CI/CD pipelines to facilitate secure automation and enhance enterprise agility.

• Leading, mentoring, and developing a high-performing PAM engineering team, while promoting a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within a rapidly changing threat landscape.

• Monitoring PAM platform maturity, industry trends, and emerging standards to continually refine the program's strategic direction.

• Acting as the internal subject matter expert (SME) for privileged access—providing guidance to security, architecture, compliance, and business teams regarding PAM capabilities, gaps, and best practices.

• Addressing and resolving audit findings related to privileged access controls and secrets management.

• Overseeing budget planning, resource allocation, and vendor relationships for all PAM technologies and solutions.

• Creating and maintaining documentation, standards, and operating procedures that enhance the understanding and adoption of PAM across the organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree with 7 years of experience, OR a Master's degree with 6 years of experience, OR a PhD with 2 years of experience.

• Practical experience in implementing and managing enterprise Privileged Access Management solutions.

• Demonstrated product ownership or program management experience with enterprise PAM platforms (e.g., BeyondTrust).

• Extensive technical expertise in privileged account governance, credential vaulting, session management, and secrets management across hybrid on-premises and cloud environments.

• Strong engineering background in integrating PAM with IAM/IGA, directory services, SIEM, cloud platforms, and DevOps ecosystems.

• Proven knowledge in non-human identity (NHI) controls, agentic access, just-in-time (JIT) access, and privileged access automation.

• Capacity to translate complex business, security, and regulatory requirements—including emerging AI-driven scenarios—into practical platform features and roadmap priorities.

• Effective stakeholder management and communication skills for both technical and executive audiences.

• Proven capability to lead teams, promote continuous improvement, and manage strategic transformation in a rapidly changing threat environment.

• Preferred: Familiarity with cloud-native IAM and secrets management services (e.g., AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault).

• Experience with scripting and automation (e.g., PowerShell, Python) to aid PAM workflow engineering.

• Knowledge of compliance frameworks and audit requirements related to privileged access (SOX, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST).

• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CyberArk Defender/Sentry, BeyondTrust certified professional, or equivalent.

• Experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences sector.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick leave).

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan available to eligible employees.

• Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs.