Sr. Technical Analyst

Position Title: Senior Secrets Management Technical Analyst (Cybersecurity / IAM)

Location: Remote (U.S.)

Clearance Requirements: None

Position Status: Contract

Pay Rate:

• W2: $60/hr (includes 56 hours PTO)

• C2C: $70

We are seeking a Senior Secrets Management Technical Analyst to support enterprise-wide cybersecurity, identity governance, and credential security initiatives
. This role is ideal for a professional with deep experience in secrets management, Non-Human Identity (NHI), IAM, and secure credential lifecycle management
.

You will serve as a subject matter expert and cross-functional liaison
, partnering with security, infrastructure, and application teams to identify, analyze, and remediate exposed credentials while improving enterprise security posture.

This role plays a critical part in ensuring secure secrets handling, regulatory compliance, and rapid remediation of security risks across modern cloud and enterprise environments.

• Discover, review, and validate alerts from secret-scanning tools to identify exposed or insecure credentials.

• Analyze and prioritize risks related to credential leaks, hardcoded secrets, and misconfigured access
  .

• Coordinate remediation efforts to ensure secure storage and handling of secrets
  .

• Support governance and lifecycle management of Non-Human Identities (service accounts, system accounts, API credentials).

• Ensure alignment with enterprise IAM policies and security standards
  .

• Partner with IAM teams to enforce secure access controls and identity governance frameworks
  .

• Monitor and enforce secret rotation policies and compliance requirements
  .

• Work with application and infrastructure teams to implement automated credential rotation workflows
  .

• Ensure adherence to regulatory and internal security standards
  .

• Collaborate with security and engineering teams to investigate exposed credentials and security incidents
  .

• Track findings end-to-end, ensuring timely remediation and ownership accountability
  .

• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement efforts
  .

• Develop and maintain security dashboards and metrics
  , including:

  • Mean time to detect (MTTD)

  • Mean time to remediate (MTTR)

  • Credential exposure trends

• Provide actionable insights to improve enterprise security posture
  .

• Enhance secret discovery, scanning accuracy, and remediation pipelines
  .

• Create and maintain runbooks, documentation, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Drive improvements in security operations, automation, and efficiency
  .

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field
  , or equivalent experience.

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, IAM, identity governance, or security operations
  .

• Hands-on experience with secrets management, credential security, or secret-scanning tools
  .

• Strong understanding of:

  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)

  • Non-Human Identity (NHI) / service account management

  • Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)

  • Zero Trust security principles

• Experience with:

  • Secret scanning tools / credential discovery platforms

  • Incident response and security remediation workflows

  • Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, OCI)

• Knowledge of enterprise security policies, controls, and governance frameworks
  .

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to translate technical findings into business-friendly insights
  .

• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Detail-oriented with a proactive and security-first mindset.

• Experience with
  Privileged Access Management (PAM) tools such as Cyber Ark.

• Background in security metrics, audit support, and risk mitigation
  .

• Experience working in regulated environments (financial services, healthcare, etc.).

• Familiarity with Dev Sec Ops , automation, and cloud-native security practices
  .

• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and act as a trusted security advisor
  .

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