Privileged Access Management (PAM) Identity Lead

Peraton; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Privileged Access Management (PAM) Identity Lead to design, implement, and operate enterprise PAM and identity security capabilities. The role focuses on privileged account governance, credential vaulting, rotation, and secure session management across enterprise systems, cloud environments, and applications.

The candidate will lead PAM strategy, oversee lifecycle management of privileged accounts, and enforce least-privilege access, with emphasis on CyberArk deployments and

Qualifications

• Experience implementing enterprise PAM solutions with CyberArk.
• Strong knowledge of privileged account security, credential vaulting, password rotation, and session management.
• Experience with directory services, SSO, identity federation, and access provisioning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the enterprise PAM strategy, architecture, standards, and processes.
• Oversee lifecycle management of privileged accounts including discovery, onboarding, vaulting, rotation, provisioning and deprovisioning.
• Establish controls for privileged credential storage, session management, and just-in-time access.
• Develop and enforce least-privilege principles for multiple account types (administrative, root, domain, database, network, cloud, apps).
• Lead design and implementation leveraging CyberArk to manage credentials and sessions across on-prem and cloud environments.

Skills

PAM strategy

CyberArk

Least-privilege

Identity security

MFA

SSO

Directory services

Access provisioning

Security governance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

CyberArk

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google)

Job description

Privileged Access Management (PAM) Identity Lead

Job Locations

US

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Privileged Access Management (PAM) Identity Lead to join our Team. This person will be responsible for leading the design, implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of enterprise identity security and privileged access management capabilities. This role establishes and enforces controls that protect privileged accounts, administrative credentials, service accounts, and sensitive access across enterprise systems, cloud environments, infrastructure, and applications.

Work Location: Work Location: This is a remote position, but candidate must be willing to work during the hours of 8am - 5pm EST

What You Will Do:

• Lead the development and implementation of enterprise PAM strategy, architecture, standards, and operational processes.
• Manage the lifecycle of privileged accounts, including discovery, onboarding, credential vaulting, rotation, access provisioning, and deprovisioning.
• Establish and maintain controls for privileged credential storage, session management, privileged session recording, and just-in-time access.
• Develop and enforce least-privilege principles for administrative, root, domain, database, network, cloud, and application accounts.
• Identify and remediate unmanaged, shared, orphaned, and excessive-privilege accounts.
• Oversee the secure management of service accounts, application identities, API credentials, secrets, and other non-human identities.
• Establish monitoring and alerting for privileged access activities and investigate exceptions or anomalous behavior.
• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise for PAM and identity security initiatives.
• Lead implementation projects, platform upgrades, integrations, migrations, and technology enhancements.
• Lead the design, implementation, and administration leveraging CyberArk to manage privileged credentials and sessions, enforce least-privilege access and automate password rotation, and strengthen identity security controls across enterprise infrastructure and cloud environments.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance
• Bachelors Degree and 12 years of experience, a Masters Degree and 10 years of experience, an Associates Degree and 14 years, or a High School Diploma or equivalent and 16 years of experience
• One or more of the following relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, CASP, CCISO, Security+, or CAP
• Demonstrated experience implementing and managing enterprise PAM solutions with CyberArk.
• Strong understanding of privileged account security, credential vaulting, password rotation, session management, MFA, and least-privilege principles.
• Experience with directory services, enterprise authentication, SSO, identity federation, and access provisioning.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• Experience integrating PAM with cloud platforms, DevOps pipelines, secrets management, and infrastructure automation.
• Knowledge of privileged access controls for AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, databases, network devices, and enterprise applications.
• Experience with identity threat detection, privileged session monitoring, access analytics, and incident response.
• Familiarity with zero-trust architecture and identity-centric security models.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.