Cyber Security Engineer

New York Technology Partners; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Technology Partners in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Associate, Security Engineering to join our onsite-hybrid team. You will provide operational support for privileged access management tools and help maintain security controls across the environment.

You will work with CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, and PKI components, collaborating with engineers to implement enhancements and resolve incidents under senior guidance.

Qualifications

• Experience in security operations, development, or architecture.
• Experience supporting privileged access management and access controls programs.
• Familiarity with AI coding agents is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24x7 operational support for privileged management solutions and lifecycle management.
• Support the operational integrity of privileged access management infrastructure across its lifecycle.
• Assist in implementing system enhancements and contribute to troubleshooting under senior guidance.

Skills

Privileged access management

Authentication & authorization

Cloud & CI/CD basics

Security architecture

Scripting & automation

Go/Python/PowerShell

Tools

CyberArk Self-Hosted Components

HashiCorp Vault Self-Hosted

Active Directory Certificate Services

HSMs

PKI

Job description

Job Title: Senior Associate, Security Engineering

Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite – Hybrid - 3 days in a week)

Position Type: Fulltime permanent position

Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• Provide 24x7 operational support for the suite of privileged management solutions (e.g., CyberArk, Hashi, PKI), including implementing hot fixes, resolving bugs, troubleshooting issues, performing break-fixes, managing secrets lifecycle, and delivering end-user support.
• Support the operational integrity of privileged access management infrastructure throughout its lifecycle (e.g., patching, version control, system upgrades, alignment with Client/Security standards, etc.), escalating complex architectural or design issues to senior engineering staff as needed.
• Assist in implementing system enhancements to improve platform user experience and automated integrations, and contribute to troubleshooting and remediation of functional and technical problems under the guidance of senior team members.

Qualifications:

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

• Knowledge of application authentication and authorization systems (i.e., Active Directory, oAuth 2.0, OIDC, AWS IAM, App Role, k8s, LDAPS, Kerberos, Certificate)
• Working knowledge of the cloud ecosystem and CI/CD deployments with Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins pipelines.
• Working knowledge of security architecture principles including confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Technical Skills:

• Hands-on experience providing operational support for one or more of the following: All CyberArk Self-Hosted Components/Services (PSM, CPM, PVWA, CCP, CP, Vault, SCIM), HashiCorp Vault Self-Hosted, Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), HSMs, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
• Working proficiency in one or more scripting/automation languages such as GoLang, Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, and/or Terraform.
• General understanding of privileged access management methodologies for on-prem and cloud implementations.

Education and/or Experience:

• Experience in one or more of the following disciplines: security operations, development, engineering, or architecture
• Experience supporting privileged access management and access controls programs.
• Professional or personal experience using AI coding agents such as OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, or Gemini CLI.