Systems Engineer II - PAM

About the role

This role engineers and supports privileged and non-human identity controls across enterprise and cloud platforms. The Engineer II is responsible for implementing and maintaining service account lifecycle controls, secrets management automation, certificate lifecycle management, and privileged session governance.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, implement, and support Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions including vaulting, session control, and Just-In-Time (JIT) privileged access.
• Administer and maintain secrets management platforms including credential onboarding, vault configuration, and automated password/secret rotation.
• Support lifecycle management of non-human identities (service and workload accounts) including provisioning, governance, ownership validation, and deprovisioning.
• Support enterprise certificate lifecycle management including issuance, renewal, revocation, and automation via approved platforms.
• Participate in the design, testing, and implementation of automation workflows related to privileged identity and certificate management.
• Provide operational support including system configuration, troubleshooting, incident response, and participation in 24x7 on-call rotation.
• Produce reporting and analytics related to privileged access, secrets rotation posture, certificate health, and non-human identity governance.
• Maintain technical documentation, policies, configuration standards, and operational runbooks to ensure secure and consistent platform management.
• Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, Audit, and external partners to resolve issues, support compliance requirements (e.g., PCI), and protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. 3–5 years of experience in IAM, Security Engineering, or Infrastructure Security. Hands-on experience with one or more: PAM platforms (Delinea, CyberArk, etc.), Secrets management tools (Vault, Secret Server), AWS IAM, Enterprise PKI / certificate management, Experience administering Active Directory service accounts. Working knowledge of: RBAC and least privilege principles, JIT access concepts, Service/workload identity security, Scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, or Bash). Familiarity with REST APIs and automation tooling. Network troubleshooting knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, firewall rules).

Qualifications

• Experience implementing or supporting enterprise security vaults (dynamic secrets, workload identity, policy configuration).
• Experience engineering AWS IAM environments, including role-based access, cross-account trust, and least-privilege policy design.
• Experience eliminating long-lived access keys and transitioning workloads to role-based or federated authentication.
• Experience with Certificate Management platforms, enterprise PKI, or automated certificate lifecycle management platforms.
• Familiarity with service account governance and non-human identity lifecycle controls within an IGA platform.
• Exposure to DevSecOps practices, including embedding secrets management and certificate automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working in regulated environments (PCI, SOX, NIST, ISO) with audit evidence support responsibilities.
• Relevant technical certifications (e.g., AWS Security Specialty, HashiCorp Vault Associate, Delinea Engineer, or similar).

Skills

Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills. Ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment. Excellent interpersonal skills and highly customer oriented. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

The Base Pay Scale For This Position In Phoenix, AZ/ Chicago, IL in USD per year is: $99,000 - $121,000. Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits. This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers).

Priorities

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees. Early Warning Services LLC is a proud participant in E-Verify, a federal program to help ensure a legal and authorized workforce. As part of our hiring process, we electronically verify the employment eligibility of all new hires through E-Verify. For more information on your rights and responsibilities under E-Verify please visit Home | E-Verify.