VP, Privileged Access Management (PAM) Engineer - Delinea

About the role

Location: Alpharetta, Georgia; Stamford, Connecticut; Lake Mary, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Charlotte, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; West Chester, Ohio
Salary: 135,000.00 - 230,000.00 USD Annual

Job Description

Job ID: 2600996
Category: Technology
Date posted: 05/01/2026

Role Summary/Purpose

We are looking for a highly skilled PAM Engineer with proven experience in Delinea Secret Server, Server Suite, and Delinea Just Enough Privilege (JEP) to manage and enhance our privileged access management infrastructure.

Essential Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain Delinea Secret Server, Server Suite, platform components, and Delinea Just Enough Privilege (JEP).
• Integrate various IT systems, applications, and network devices with the PAM vault, including databases and ServiceNow.
• Support the management, vaulting, and rotation of privileged credentials across integrated platforms.
• Work with out-of-the-box PAM integrations and customize where necessary to meet business requirements.
• Troubleshoot PAM system issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement timely resolutions.
• Manage and submit firewall requests related to PAM system connectivity and functionality.
• Collaborate with network, security, and application teams to ensure seamless PAM integration and compliance.
• Provide on-call support for PAM system availability, promptly responding to incidents and outages.
• Maintain and optimize PAM system health, apply patches and upgrades.
• Document system configurations, integrations, procedures, and incident resolution reports.

Technical Leadership, Strategic Vision & Guidance

• Serve as a technical leader for PAM engineering, providing guidance, oversight, and technical direction to engineers supporting Delinea platforms and integrations.
• Partner with security leadership and stakeholders to support the PAM strategic vision, roadmap planning, and prioritization of enhancements aligned to enterprise risk reduction and business needs.
• Lead design and review of complex PAM solutions, including architecture decisions, patterns/standards, and integration approaches across infrastructure and applications.
• Drive standardization and operational maturity (e.g., onboarding patterns, credential rotation standards, JEP policy conventions, break-glass processes, and audit readiness).
• Identify opportunities for automation and self-service, improving onboarding speed, reducing manual effort, and increasing reliability (e.g., workflow integrations with ServiceNow, scripting, API-based automation).
• Lead or support major initiatives such as platform upgrades, migrations, new capability rollouts, and resilience improvements (HA/DR, monitoring strategy, capacity planning).
• Provide technical mentorship through code/config reviews, troubleshooting support, knowledge sharing, and development of runbooks and engineering playbooks.
• Own and improve key operational outcomes such as SLA/SLO performance, incident reduction, root cause remediation, and continuous improvement backlog management.
• Support security and compliance needs by ensuring PAM implementations meet policy requirements and are prepared for audit and reporting expectations.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline is preferred; in lieu of a degree, minimum 8 years of relevant experience will be considered.
• 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with depth in Identity & Access Management (IAM) and security controls, including one or more of: Privileged Access Management (PAM), SSO, MFA, CIAM, RBAC, and/or directory governance.
• Proven experience with Delinea Secret Server, Server Suite, Delinea Just Enough Privilege (JEP), and related PAM platforms.
• Hands-on experience integrating diverse solutions (databases, ServiceNow, network devices) with PAM vaults.
• Strong knowledge of privileged credential lifecycle management and security best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership (leading designs, mentoring engineers, setting standards, influencing decisions).
• Experience driving or supporting roadmap planning, cross-team prioritization, and execution of complex technical initiatives.
• Familiarity with out-of-the-box PAM integrations and customization capabilities.
• Experience managing firewall requests and collaborating with infrastructure teams.
• Comfortable with crafting and editing:
  • PowerShell (preferred/primary): Build and maintain automation for Delinea/Secret Server use cases, including REST API integration, JSON/data handling, modular scripting, logging, and robust error handling.
  • SQL (basic to intermediate): Support reporting and data analysis needs; familiarity with querying for operational/audit insights (API-first approach when applicable).
  • Linux/Bash: Ability to automate administrative tasks on Linux systems (SSH, sudo, cron, file permissions).
• Willingness and availability to participate in on-call rotations for after-hours support.
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Able to work effectively across technical teams and stakeholders.
• Able and flexible to travel for business as required.