CyberArk; PAM) Architect

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Your role and responsibilities

The Cyber Ark Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Architect serves as a core contributor to the Cyber Ark PAM team, leveraging extensive expertise in the design, implementation, upgrade, and administration of enterprise‑grade Cyber Ark security solutions across complex hybrid environments. This role is responsible for securing privileged identities, mitigating insider threats, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

• Cyber Ark PAM Suite Architecture and Design
• Privileged Access Security & Identity Governance
• Cyber Ark PAS Components:
  • Digital Vault
  • Privileged Vault Web Access (PVWA)
  • Central Policy Manager (CPM)
  • Privileged Session Manager (PSM)
  • Privileged Threat Analytics (PTA)
  • Enterprise Secret Manager (Conjur)
  • Credential Providers (CP)
• Cyber Ark SaaS and Self‑Hosted Deployments
• Discovery and Onboarding of Privileged Accounts
• Session Monitoring, Recording, and Auditing
• Password Management and Rotation
• Secrets Management & Dev Sec Ops  Integration
• Zero Trust and Least Privilege Implementation
• Access Certification and Compliance Management
• High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Migration Strategies
• Secrets Manager (Conjur)

• Design and implement Cyber Ark PAM architectures aligned with business and security requirements.
• Lead Cyber Ark deployments, upgrades, migrations, and platform hardening activities.
• Configure safes, platforms, account onboarding, password rotation, and session management policies.
• Integrate Cyber Ark with Active Directory, SIEM, MFA, Service Now, and cloud services.
• Develop security standards, operational procedures, and PAM governance models.
• Conduct risk assessments and recommend privileged access controls based on Zero Trust principles.
• Provide L3 support, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to secure privileged accounts and secrets.

• NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• CIS Controls
• ISO 27001
• SOX
• PCI-DSS
• HIPAA
• GDPR
• Zero Trust Security Architecture

* This position can be performed from anywhere in the USA*

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

• 10+ years of Information Security experience and 5+ years specializing in Cyber Ark Privileged Access Management solutions
• Experience with operating Systems such as:
  Windows Server, Linux, Unix
• SIEM Integration:
  Splunk, QRadar, Arc Sight, Sentinel
• Ticketing & ITSM:
  Service Now, Remedy
• Automation/Scripting:
  Power Shell, Python, REST APIs

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