Principal Infrastructure Engineer

Principal Platform Engineer (Cyber Ark/PAM)

Active DV Clearance Highly Preferred, Lapsed DV Considered | UKEO |

6 Month Contract Initially

|

£100/hour Umbrella

| Fully Onsite in Yeovil (compressed hours considered) We're recruiting for an experienced

Principal Platform Engineer

to join a high-profile defence programme, providing specialist expertise across

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

within a secure enterprise environment. This role is suited to someone with strong

Cyber Ark

and enterprise platform experience who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, influencing solution design and acting as the subject matter expert within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

Act as the

technical authority

for the

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

domain. Lead the design and implementation of secure platform solutions across on-premise, hybrid and cloud environments. Capture, analyse and interpret complex customer requirements to drive secure solution design. Produce and review High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLDs/LLDs). Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams throughout project delivery. Ensure solutions align with

secure-by-design

principles, security controls and accreditation requirements. Contribute to technology strategy, innovation and engineering best practice. Engage with technical and business stakeholders, presenting and justifying technical recommendations and design decisions. Essential Skills & Experience

Strong experience designing and implementing

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

solutions using

Cyber Ark

or a comparable enterprise PAM platform. Excellent understanding of privileged access models, credential management, password vaulting, credential rotation and secure access controls. Experience integrating PAM solutions with enterprise technologies including

Windows ,

Linux ,

Active Directory , virtualisation platforms (VMware/Hyper-V) and networking services. Good understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and firewalls. Experience producing and reviewing High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLDs/LLDs) and translating business requirements into secure technical solutions. Knowledge of cyber security controls, accreditation requirements and secure-by-design principles. Experience across the systems engineering lifecycle. Familiarity with automation and scripting technologies including Power Shell, Bash, Python, Ansible or Terraform.

Experience delivering solutions within highly secure or regulated environments. Strong communication skills with the ability to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. If you're an experienced PAM specialist with strong Cyber Ark knowledge and enjoy acting as the technical authority on complex secure platforms, we'd be keen to hear from you.