CyberArk Engineer - OT​/Critical Infrastructure

Location: USA, Remote

Employment Type: Contract, Immediate Start through March 2027

• Deploy, configure, and support Cyber Ark PAM components, including Digital Vault, PVWA, CPM, PSM, and Disaster Recovery Vaults.
• Configure Safes, platform onboarding, credential rotation, and reconciliation accounts across OT and enterprise environments.
• Plan and execute failover, backup/restore, and disaster recovery testing to meet resilience requirements for critical systems.
• Onboard and manage privileged accounts across Windows Server, RHEL/Linux, service accounts, SSH keys, scheduled tasks, application pools, and database platforms.
• Implement secure privileged access controls that align with NERC CIP requirements and client change management processes.
• Work in air-gapped and segmented networks, adapting deployment, patching, and support approaches to restricted connectivity.
• Collaborate with OT, infrastructure, security, and compliance teams to gather requirements and translate them into PAM designs.
• Perform upgrades, troubleshooting, and health checks, and maintain platform availability and security compliance.
• Create technical documentation, SOPs, operational runbooks, and compliance evidence, and conduct knowledge transfer sessions.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Cyber Ark engineering and Privileged Access Management solutions.
• Strong experience deploying and configuring Digital Vault, CPM, PVWA, and Disaster Recovery Vaults, including failover and restore testing.
• Experience working in OT, regulated utility, or air-gapped environments.
• Familiarity with NERC CIP controls, change management, and resilience requirements for critical infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience onboarding privileged accounts across Windows Server, RHEL/Linux, SSH keys, service accounts, scheduled tasks, application pools, and databases.
• Solid knowledge of Active Directory, LDAP, network segmentation, and enterprise infrastructure.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to OT, IT, and compliance stakeholders.

• Cyber Ark certifications such as CDE - PAM, Sentry PAM, or Defender PAM.
• OT security certifications such as GICSP, or experience with ISA/IEC 62443.
• Experience with PSM/PSMP for secure remote access into OT environments.
• Experience integrating Cyber Ark with MFA, SIEM, and ITSM tools.
• Scripting and automation experience using Power Shell, Python, or REST APIs.
• Previous consulting or client-facing implementation experience.