PAM Engineer

Privileged Access Management (PAM) Engineer - SIEM, Active Directory, LDAP, CISSP, £80,000 + Benefits

A global financial institution is seeking an experienced Privileged Access Management (PAM) Engineer to join its cyber security team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the development, support and continuous improvement of enterprise PAM capabilities, helping to protect critical systems, privileged accounts and sensitive business assets across a complex technology estate.

Responsibilities

-Administration and enhancement of enterprise PAM platforms

-Design and implementation of privileged access controls

-Management of privileged, service and application account onboarding

-Credential rotation, reconciliation and session monitoring

-Integration with Active Directory, cloud platforms, SIEM and enterprise applications

-Platform upgrades, patching, resilience and disaster recovery activities

-Automation of operational processes using scripting and APIs

-Incident investigation, troubleshooting and root cause analysis

-Production of technical documentation and audit evidence

Required Experience

-Proven experience supporting and engineering PAM environments

-Strong understanding of privileged account lifecycle management

-Experience with Active Directory, Windows Server, LDAP, Kerberos, RDP and SSH

-Knowledge of Azure and hybrid-cloud environments

-Experience integrating security platforms and enterprise applications

-Strong PowerShell and Python scripting capabilities

-Familiarity with ITIL, change management and security controls

Desirable

-Experience within financial services or other regulated environments

-CISSP, CISM, Microsoft Security or PAM-related certifications

This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking cyber security team and influence the future direction of privileged access management within a large and complex organisation