Cyberark Architect

Cyber Ark Architect

6 Month contract initially + Extensions

Based:
Max 3 days p/w Onsite in Reading

Rate - £450 - £560 (Flexible) p/d via Umbrella

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Cyber Ark Architect on a long term program of work.

We're looking for a Cyber Ark Architect who will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and evolving enterprise-wide Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Identity Security solutions. This role provides technical leadership for Cyber Ark architecture, ensuring secure management of privileged identities, credentials, secrets, and access across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. The Cyber Ark Architect partners with security, infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and compliant identity security capabilities that mitigate cyber risk and support business objectives.

• Design, implement, and maintain Cyber Ark PAM solutions, including Privileged Access Manager, Privilege Cloud, Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM), and Secrets Management capabilities.
• Define and govern privileged access architecture standards, ensuring alignment with security policies, compliance requirements, and industry best practices.
• Lead Cyber Ark onboarding activities for Servers, databases, applications, cloud platforms, and privileged accounts across enterprise environments.
• Develop and maintain Cyber Ark integrations with identity providers, SIEM platforms, ITSM tools, cloud services, and enterprise applications.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance for PAM projects, upgrades, migrations, and transformation initiatives.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, Dev Ops, and application teams to implement least-privilege access controls and secure credential management practices.
• Conduct architecture reviews, risk assessments, and security design evaluations to identify and mitigate privileged access risks.
• Drive automation of privileged access workflows, account onboarding, credential rotation, and compliance reporting.
• Monitor Cyber Ark platform health, performance, and service availability, ensuring optimal operational efficiency and scalability.
• Produce architecture documentation, technical standards, solution designs, and executive-level reports for stakeholders and leadership teams.

• Ideally 8-10 years of experience in Cyber Security, with ideally 4 years focused on Privileged Access Management and Cyber Ark technologies.
• Proven experience designing and implementing Cyber Ark PAM solutions in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Cyber Ark components, including Digital Vault, CPM, PVWA, PSM, PTA, EPM, Conjur, and Secrets Management solutions.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform, including privileged access security controls.

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work,

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply.

If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please Note:

If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.