Lead CyberArk Engineer

Lam Research Corporation; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 287,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research Corporation seeks a Lead CyberArk / Privileged Access Management Engineer to architect, engineer, and operate enterprise PAM, secrets management, and PKI across global environments. The role drives credential rotation, session monitoring, and vaulting policy, while advancing least-privilege and Zero Trust controls.

You will lead platform delivery from design through deployment, mentor engineers, and collaborate with security, cloud, and infrastructure teams to modernize identity

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related technical discipline.
• Master's degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related discipline preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, IAM, infrastructure security, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead CyberArk PAM architecture, design, and platform strategy.
• Establish standards, deployment methods, and support processes.
• Design scalable PAM solutions for users, applications, vendors, and OT environments.
• Align PAM initiatives with Zero Trust and cybersecurity objectives.
• Implement and support CyberArk PAM, PSM, CPM, EPM, and password management services.
• Manage onboarding and lifecycle of privileged accounts and systems.
• Develop policies for vaulting, credential rotation, and session monitoring.
• Automate onboarding, reporting, and compliance activities.
• Lead CyberArk Secrets Manager deployment and support.
• Design secure secret management for applications, cloud platforms, and DevOps pipelines.
• Establish standards for credential rotation, authentication, and machine identities.
• Partner with engineering teams to eliminate embedded credentials.
• Manage enterprise PKI and certificate service platforms.
• Oversee certificate lifecycle processes, including issuance, renewal, and revocation.
• Integrate certificate management with cloud, infrastructure, and application environments.
• Define governance for certificates, keys, and cryptographic standards.
• Ensure PAM, secrets, and PKI platforms meet security and compliance requirements.
• Implement least-privilege, JIT access, and Zero Trust controls.
• Partner with audit, risk, and security teams on remediation efforts.
• Support audits through reporting, evidence collection, and control validation.
• Resolve complex PAM, authentication, and certificate-related issues.
• Maintain monitoring, reporting, backup, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Improve platform performance, scalability, and security.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Lead delivery from requirements through deployment and operational support.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Support cybersecurity, cloud, and modernization initiatives.
• Influence architecture decisions across security, identity, infrastructure, and application teams.

Skills

CyberArk PAM

Privileged access management

IAM

Zero Trust

Cloud security

PKI

Certificate management

Security architecture

Security engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Master's degree in Information Security or related

Tools

CyberArk

PSM

CPM

EPM

Job description

The group you’ll be a part of

The Global Information Systems Group is dedicated to the success of Lam through providing best-in-class and innovative information system solutions and services. Together, we support users globally with data, information, and systems to achieve their business objectives.

The impact you’ll make

The Lead CyberArk / Privileged Access Management Engineer is responsible for the architecture, engineering, delivery, and operational excellence of enterprise privileged access management, secrets management, privileged identity security, PKI, and certificate services. The role requires a seasoned security engineering professional with a consistent track record of delivering secure, scalable, production-grade solutions in complex global environments.

What you’ll do

Privileged Access Management Architecture & Engineering

• Lead CyberArk PAM architecture, design, and platform strategy.
• Establish standards, deployment methods, and support processes.
• Design scalable PAM solutions for users, applications, vendors, and OT environments.
• Align PAM initiatives with Zero Trust and cybersecurity objectives.

CyberArk Platform Administration & Engineering

• Implement and support CyberArk PAM, PSM, CPM, EPM, and password management services.
• Manage onboarding and lifecycle of privileged accounts and systems.
• Develop policies for vaulting, credential rotation, and session monitoring.
• Automate onboarding, reporting, and compliance activities.

Secrets Management & Machine Identity Security

• Lead CyberArk Secrets Manager deployment and support.
• Design secure secret management for applications, cloud platforms, and DevOps pipelines.
• Establish standards for credential rotation, authentication, and machine identities.
• Partner with engineering teams to eliminate embedded credentials.

What you'll do. con't

PKI & Certificate Services

• Manage enterprise PKI and certificate service platforms.
• Oversee certificate lifecycle processes, including issuance, renewal, and revocation.
• Integrate certificate management with cloud, infrastructure, and application environments.
• Define governance for certificates, keys, and cryptographic standards.

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Ensure PAM, secrets, and PKI platforms meet security and compliance requirements.
• Implement least-privilege, JIT access, and Zero Trust controls.
• Partner with audit, risk, and security teams on remediation efforts.
• Support audits through reporting, evidence collection, and control validation.

What you'll do, con't

Platform Reliability & Operational Excellence

• Resolve complex PAM, authentication, and certificate-related issues.
• Maintain monitoring, reporting, backup, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Improve platform performance, scalability, and security.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.

Technical Leadership & Solution Delivery

• Lead delivery from requirements through deployment and operational support.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Support cybersecurity, cloud, and modernization initiatives.
• Influence architecture decisions across security, identity, infrastructure, and application teams.

Who we’re looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline required.
• Master's degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, Identity and Access Management, infrastructure security, platform engineering, cloud security, or related technical disciplines.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience implementing and supporting CyberArk or comparable privileged access management platforms.
• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise privileged access management, secrets management, PKI, certificate lifecycle management, and machine identity security services at global scale.
• Proven experience designing and operating highly available, mission-critical security platforms that support infrastructure, applications, cloud, manufacturing, and business operations.
• Experience leading PAM modernization initiatives, privileged identity governance programs, certificate management transformations, secrets management deployments, or cloud security projects.
• Proven history of successfully delivering complex engineering projects from architecture through production implementation, transition to operations, and ongoing lifecycle support.
• Experience mentoring engineers and establishing technical standards within large engineering organizations without requiring direct people-management responsibility.

Preferred qualifications

• CyberArk Certified Delivery Engineer (CDE)
• CyberArk Certified Defender (CCD)
• CyberArk Certified Sentry (CCS)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
• GIAC security certifications such as GSEC, GCSA, or related credentials
• PKI, cryptography, cloud security, or machine identity security certifications

Our commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.

Salary

CA San Francisco Bay Area Salary Range for this position: $137,000.00 - $287,000.00.

The above salary range for this position is relevant to applicants that reside or work onsite in the California, San Francisco Bay Area only. Salary offers will depend on factors that include the location you work from, your level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience and comparison to other employees already in this role. Actual salary may vary from salary offered due to numerous factors including but not limited to unpaid time off, unpaid leave, company mandated shutdown, and other relevant factors.

Our Perks and Benefits

At Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.