Senior IAM Engineer: Secrets Management & DevOps

NielsenIQ; Tennessee; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Volunteer time off

LinkedIn Learning

Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

Job summary

NIQ is seeking a Senior IAM Engineer to lead the secrets management program. The role covers research, design, deployment, and operations of secret management across multi‑cloud environments, with a focus on securing credentials and implementing robust rotation policies.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of hands‑on experience with Vault or Conjur, strong cross‑functional collaboration skills, and the ability to operate in a dynamic, high‑on‑call setting while adhering to security best

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of proven experience in designing and implementing secrets management solutions.
• Proficiency in using and configuring secrets management tools (e.g., Vault, Conjur).

Responsibilities

• Research, perform gap analysis, design, implement, and manage secrets management infrastructure.
• Evaluate current secrets management posture and provide integration recommendations, ensuring compatibility with organizational objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand secrets management requirements.
• Develop and implement secure coding practices to mitigate risks associated with hardcoded secrets.
• Establish and enforce policies for key lifecycle management, rotation, and expiration.
• Monitor and analyze key usage, providing insights for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Conduct regular audits and vulnerability assessments to identify secret management risks.
• Design and implement secure sharing mechanisms for controlled access to secrets.
• Provide technical expertise and support for incident response related to secrets management.
• Deploy and manage Vault instances in high availability, hybrid and multi cloud environments

Skills

Secrets management

Multi-cloud environments

DevOps practices

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT or related field

Tools

HashiCorp Vault

CyberArk Conjur

Job description

NIQ is seeking a Senior IAM Engineer to lead the secrets management program. The role covers research, design, deployment, and operations of secret management across multi‑cloud environments, with a focus on securing credentials and implementing robust rotation policies.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of hands‑on experience with Vault or Conjur, strong cross‑functional collaboration skills, and the ability to operate in a dynamic, high‑on‑call setting while adhering to security best