Lead Privileged Access Management (PAM) Engineer
Listed on 2026-08-03
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer, Information Security & Data Protection
Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?
Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve
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The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governanc
- ts:
Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incent - ive Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on locat
- itsPaid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-bei
- ng.
DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employe
ole:
Being a Senior / Lead Engineer within the CISO organiza
tion, you will serve as a technical authority for DTCC’s Privileged Access Management (PAM) platf
orms. You will design, build, and operate highly available, secure PAM services across hybrid environments, ensuring privileged access is controlled, observable, and resili
ent.
This role plays a critical part in advancing Zero Trust principles by embedding PAM into infrastructure, cloud, and application workflows. You will lead by example—owning production outcomes, driving automation, and ensuring the platform is observable, auditable, and operationally so
- ties:
Design and evolve PAM platform architecture with a focus on scalability, resilience (HA/DR), and security-by-de - sign.
Drive platform mat
urity:
Implement sophisticated capabilities (JIT access, session recording, credential vaulting, API integrations) and standardize onboarding of new sys - tems.
Implement and main
tain end-to-end observab
ility for PAM platforms using monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, or equival - ent).Governance & compl
iance:
Establish policies for privileged account lifecycle, enforce password complexity and rotation, and ensure audit readiness for SOX, PCI, and internal cont - rols.
Automation & integr
ation:
Embed PAM into CI/CD pipelines and workflows; develop scripts and connectors for automated provisioning and session manage - ment.
Operational excel
lence:
Monitor PAM performance, lead incident response for privileged access breaches, and conduct root-cause analysis and remedia - tion.
Stakeholder engag
ement:
Communicate platform health, roadmap, and risk posture to senior leadership; manage vendor relationships and licen - sing.
Act as a mentor for other engineers—reviewing designs, code, and operational pract - ices.
Disaster recovery read
iness:
Participate in DR exercises and ensure PAM resilience in loss-of-region scena
rios.
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* NOTE:
The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above
** Qualifica
- tions:
Minimum of 6 years of related expe - rience
Bachelor's degree preferred and/or equivalent expe
Talents Needed for Su
- ccess:6+ years in security/platform engineering
- or IAMSolid understandi
ng of privileged account lif
ecycle, credential vaulting, and session manag - ement.
Experti
se in auto
mation (Jenkins, Python, Groovy or equivalent) and integration with CI - /CD a.Familiarity with Windows, Unix/Linux, Active Dir
ectory, and hybrid cloud environ - ments.
Understandi
ng of regulatory comp
liance and audit processes in financial or highly regulated indus
Preferred Qualific
- ations
Experience implementing and managing
avu
ra PAM or similar enterprise PAM solutions (e.g. Cybe - rArk).Experience with Zero Trust archite
ct
ures, API-based integr
ations, and sophisticated PAM features (JIT, episodic credent - ials).Familiarity with cloud, Kubernetes, Open Shift platform and PAM integration pat
- terns.
Knowled
ge of risk fram
eworks and evidence automation for a
udits.
The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform…
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