Senior Staff Cyber Security Engineer - PAM

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At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation.

You are a highly skilled and experienced Privileged Access Management (PAM) leader who is passionate about securing critical systems, identities, and privileged accounts in an increasingly complex threat landscape. You understand that identities are the new security perimeter and have extensive experience designing and operating enterprise-scale Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) programmes.

You have deep expertise with industry-leading PAM, identity governance, secrets management, and privileged session management platforms, ensuring privileged accounts, service accounts, credentials, and secrets are effectively governed, monitored, and protected across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

You thrive in environments where automation, scalability, and security are equally important. You have hands-on experience developing scripts and automation solutions using Power Shell, Python, REST APIs, and orchestration frameworks to streamline onboarding, access reviews, privileged account lifecycle management, credential rotation, and compliance reporting.

• Designing and implementing enterprise-wide Privileged Access Management strategies and roadmaps aligned with security and compliance requirements.
• Architecting, deploying, and managing Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), secrets management, and privileged session management platforms across global environments.
• Configuring and optimizing privileged account onboarding, credential vaulting, password rotation, session monitoring, session recording, and privileged access workflows.
• Developing automated workflows for account provisioning, deprovisioning, access certification, entitlement reviews, and privileged access governance.
• Integrating PAM and identity security platforms with enterprise directories, cloud environments, infrastructure platforms, Dev Ops tools, ITSM solutions, and business applications.
• Designing and managing enterprise secrets management capabilities for applications, service accounts, privileged credentials, APIs, and automation platforms.
• Building scripting and automation capabilities using Power Shell, Python, REST APIs, JSON, and orchestration tools to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Conducting privileged access assessments, identifying security gaps, and implementing remediation strategies.
• Supporting Identity Governance initiatives, including role-based access controls, access reviews, joiner-mover-leaver processes, and segregation of duties controls.
• Partnering with security operations, cloud, infrastructure, audit, compliance, and application teams to ensure effective privileged access controls.
• Leading PAM-related audits and providing evidence for SOX, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and other regulatory requirements.
• Developing PAM standards, policies, procedures, technical documentation, and operational runbooks.
• Monitoring platform health, performance, and security while driving continuous improvement and modernization initiatives.

• Safeguard Synopsys’ most sensitive data and intellectual property against advanced cyber threats and nation-state actors.
• Ensure compliance with a rapidly evolving landscape of regulations and standards, maintaining Synopsys’ status as a trusted partner.
• Mitigate systemic risks across global supply chains and minimize the potential for cascading breaches in interconnected environments.
• Leverage AI and automation to stay ahead of sophisticated attacks, driving innovation in defensive capabilities.
• Provide strategic leadership and mentorship to build a proactive, resilient cybersecurity team.
• Enable business agility by integrating…