Senior PAM Specialist

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Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world.

Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.

Be part of an innovative, Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries! We work together to drive ambition for every future!

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cyber Ark PAM Specialist to lead and support a strategic Cyber Ark modernization initiative. This role will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing Cyber Ark solutions to enhance privileged access security across the enterprise. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Cyber Ark solution design, hands‑on deployment experience in a large and complex organization, and a strong understanding of modern PAM practices, integrations, and automation.

• Lead the design and roadmap of Cyber Ark solutions aligned with modernization goals.
• Develop scalable, secure, and resilient PAM architectures including high availability, disaster recovery, and cloud integrations.
• Define and document Cyber Ark blueprints, reference architectures, and integration patterns.

• Drive the upgrade and migration of legacy Cyber Ark components to modern versions (e.g., PAS, CPM, PVWA, PTA, EPM).
• Implement Cyber Ark modules such as PSM, AAM, Conjur, and Secrets Manager.
• Integrate Cyber Ark with enterprise systems (e.g., Active Directory, SIEM, ITSM, Dev Ops pipelines, cloud platforms).

• Establish and enforce PAM policies, workflows, and lifecycle management for privileged accounts.
• Automate onboarding/offboarding of privileged accounts using REST APIs and scripting (Power Shell, Python).
• Monitor and tune Cyber Ark performance, conduct health checks, and manage vault hardening.

• Ensure Cyber Ark configurations meet regulatory and internal compliance requirements (e.g., SOX, PCI‑DSS, ISO 27001).
• Conduct risk assessments and implement controls to mitigate privileged access threats.
• Collaborate with audit and compliance teams to support evidence collection and reporting.

• Work closely with IAM, Infrastructure, Cloud, and Application teams to align PAM strategies.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior PAM engineers and administrators.
• Participate in governance forums and contribute to PAM roadmap development.

• 10+ years of hands‑on experience with Cyber Ark PAM solutions.
• Proven experience in Cyber Ark architecture, deployment, and modernization projects.
• Strong understanding of privileged access risks, controls, and best practices.
• Proficiency in scripting (Power Shell, Python) and Cyber Ark REST APIs.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid environments.
• Familiarity with Dev Ops tools (Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform) and secrets management.
• Cyber Ark certifications (e.g., Defender, Sentry, Guardian) are highly desirable.

• Experi…