CyberArk Engineer - OT / Critical Infrastructure

KeyData Associates Inc.; Toronto; Remote; CAD 168,000 - 223,000; Part time

Job summary

Go Fractional is seeking a CyberArk Engineer to join the Delivery Services Team. You will design, implement, and manage PAM solutions for OT and regulated utility clients, ensuring privileged access security and platform resilience.

You will work in a remote USA setting on a contract basis with an immediate start through March 2027, collaborating with OT, infrastructure, and security teams to meet strict compliance and resilience requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on CyberArk engineering and PAM implementations.
• Strong experience deploying Digital Vault, CPM, PVWA, and Disaster Recovery Vaults.
• Experience in OT, regulated utilities, or air-gapped environments.
• Familiarity with NERC CIP controls and change management for critical infra.
• Onboarding privileged accounts across Windows, Linux, SSH keys, service accounts, and DBs.
• Solid AD/LDAP, network segmentation, and enterprise infra knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and support CyberArk PAM components (Digital Vault, PVWA, CPM, PSM, DR Vaults).
• Configure Safes, onboarding, credential rotation, and reconciliation accounts.
• Plan and execute failover, backup/restore, and DR testing for critical systems.
• Onboard privileged accounts across Windows, RHEL/Linux, SSH keys, service accounts, and databases.
• Implement secure privileged access controls aligned with NERC CIP and change management.
• Work in air-gapped/segmented networks and adapt deployment and patching accordingly.
• Collaborate with OT, infra, security, and compliance teams to gather PAM requirements.
• Perform upgrades, health checks, and ensure platform availability and security compliance.
• Create SOPs, runbooks, and compliance evidence; conduct knowledge transfers.

Skills

CyberArk

PAM

OT environments

NERC CIP

Active Directory

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

PowerShell

Python

REST APIs

Tools

PowerShell

Python

REST APIs

Job description

As a CyberArk Engineer, you will be part of our Delivery Services Team, supporting the design, implementation, administration, and optimization of Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions for clients in operational technology (OT) and regulated utility environments. You will play a critical role in securing privileged accounts, credentials, and access to critical systems while ensuring the resilience, integrity, and availability of the CyberArk platform across on-premises, segmented, and air-gapped infrastructure.

Location: USA, Remote

Employment Type: Contract, Immediate Start through March 2027

What You'll Do

• Deploy, configure, and support CyberArk 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.

Who We're Looking For

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with CyberArk 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.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• CyberArk 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 CyberArk with MFA, SIEM, and ITSM tools.
• Scripting and automation experience using PowerShell, Python, or REST APIs.
• Previous consulting or client-facing implementation experience.

Pre-Employment Screening

Engagement is contingent upon successful completion of background verification, drug screening, and motor vehicle records checks, in accordance with applicable laws.