Manager, Cybersecurity, Non-Human Identity Security - Remote

Stryker; United States; On-site; USD 136,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking an experienced NHI Manager to lead the enterprise program securing machine and workload identities across cloud, on-premises, and CI/CD environments. You will guide the identity lifecycle, reducing risk from hard-coded credentials and unmanaged credentials.

You will collaborate with Platform Engineering, Cloud, DevOps, Security Operations, and Applications teams to implement identity controls, PKI governance, and short-lived credentials across the ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in identity, cloud, or cybersecurity including 3+ years focused on machine/non-human identity security.
• Hands-on with Vault, Conjur, Azure Key Vault, Venafi or comparable secrets management platforms.
• Experience with PKI, certificate lifecycle management, and automated credential rotation.
• Experience securing cloud workload identities and service principals in Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, infrastructure-as-code security, Zero Trust, and least-privilege controls.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise non-human identity security strategy, roadmap, operating model, governance, and reporting.
• Establish identity/access controls for API credentials and AI agent identities.
• Support compliance and audit requirements through non-human identity risk reporting.
• Establish and operate discovery/inventory for service accounts, secrets, certificates, keys, and workload identities.
• Deploy and operate secrets management and machine identity platforms (Vault, Conjur, Key Vault, Venafi).
• Manage PKI and certificate issuance, renewal, rotation, revocation, and decommissioning.
• Automate secret rotation and eliminate embedded credentials in code/pipelines.
• Secure managed identities, IAM roles, service principals, and other cloud identities with least-privilege/short-lived credentials.
• Integrate non-human identity controls into CI/CD, DevOps, cloud, and IaC practices.
• Lead analysts/engineers; set standards, priorities, and accountability for program delivery.

Skills

Identity security

Cloud security

Leadership

Zero Trust

Least privilege

DevOps collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Cybersecurity/IS/Engineering

Master's degree in CS/Cybersecurity/IS/Engineering

Tools

HashiCorp Vault

CyberArk Conjur

Azure Key Vault

Venafi

Job description

Preference will be given to candidates residing in the Eastern or Central time zones.

As a Non-Human Identity (NHI) Manager, you will lead the enterprise program that secures machine and workload identities across cloud, on-premises, and CI/CD environments. You will guide the full identity lifecycle and partner with Platform Engineering, Cloud, DevOps, Security Operations, and Application teams to reduce risk from hard-coded and unmanaged credentials.

What you will do

• Own the enterprise non-human identity security strategy, roadmap, operating model, governance, and reporting.
• Establish identity and access controls for API credentials and emerging AI agent identities.
• Support SOX, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and NIST CSF compliance and audit requirements through non-human identity risk reporting.

Technical Responsibilities

• Establish and operate discovery and inventory processes for service accounts, secrets, certificates, keys, and workload identities across the enterprise.
• Deploy and operate secrets management and machine identity platforms, including HashiCorp Vault, CyberArk Conjur, Azure Key Vault, or Venafi.
• Manage PKI and govern certificate issuance, renewal, rotation, revocation, and decommissioning to prevent outages caused by expired certificates.
• Automate secret rotation and eliminate hard-coded or embedded credentials in code and pipelines.
• Secure managed identities, IAM roles, service principals, and other cloud workload identities using least-privilege access and short-lived credentials.
• Integrate non-human identity controls into CI/CD pipelines, DevOps workflows, cloud platforms, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Leadership & People Management Responsibilities

• Lead analysts and engineers by setting standards, priorities, performance expectations, and accountability for program delivery.
• Drive cross-functional adoption of service account onboarding, ownership, attestation, and decommissioning practices.

Knowledge and Capabilities

• Assess identity risk, analyze complex security issues, and translate findings into practical controls and remediation priorities.
• Communicate non-human identity risks, decisions, and program requirements to technical teams, business partners, and audit stakeholders.
• Apply Zero Trust and least-privilege principles across machine, workload, cloud, API, and AI agent identities.

What You Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in identity, cloud, or cybersecurity, including a minimum 3 years of experience focused on machine or non-human identity security.
• Hands-on experience with HashiCorp Vault, CyberArk Conjur, Azure Key Vault, Venafi, or comparable secrets management and machine identity platforms.
• Experience with PKI, certificate lifecycle management, and automated credential rotation.
• Experience securing cloud workload identities and service principals in Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, infrastructure-as-code security, people leadership, Zero Trust, and least-privilege controls.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• CISSP, HashiCorp Vault, Venafi, or relevant cloud security certification.

Posted Date

Posted Date: 09/14/2026 This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.

United States of America Pay Ranges

• USN: $135,600 - $225,900 USD Annual
• US5: $142,400 - $237,200 USD Annual
• US10: $149,200 - $248,500 USD Annual
• US15: $155,900 - $259,800 USD Annual
• US20: $162,700 - $271,100 USD Annual
• US30: $176,300 - $293,700 USD Annual

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Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.