Senior PAM Architect (CyberArk) - Enterprise Privileged Access

Guidehouse; Washington; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid Holidays & Sick Time

Discretionary bonus

Parental Leave

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

HSA/FSAs

Disability Insurance

Student Loan PayDown

Tuition Reimbursement

Certifications

Referral Program

Community Outreach

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a senior PAM architect to design and implement enterprise CyberArk-based solutions in a client-facing consulting environment. The role focuses on vaulting, credential rotation, and session monitoring across enterprise systems.

An active Top Secret clearance and US citizenship are required. On-site work in Washington, DC, five days a week with up to 10% travel is expected. Strong collaboration with security and IT teams will be essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in cybersecurity roles with PAM focus.
• Hands-on CyberArk experience preferred.
• Experience designing enterprise privileged access security architecture.
• Ability to define privileged access policies and session controls.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect enterprise PAM solutions focusing on CyberArk.
• Architect Vault, CPM, PSM, and credential rotation engines.
• Define privileged access policies and isolation strategies.
• Develop onboarding/migration models for privileged/service accounts.
• Integrate PAM with identity lifecycle and authentication systems.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, identity, and apps teams.
• Provide leadership, documentation, and advisory support through project lifecycle.
• Support operations and continuous improvement of PAM controls.

Skills

PAM architecture

CyberArk

Onboarding

Policy design

Session controls

Credential rotation

Identity integration

Consulting experience

Stakeholder comms

Security clearance

Tools

CyberArk Vault

CPM

PSM

Credential lifecycle

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a senior PAM architect to design and implement enterprise CyberArk-based solutions in a client-facing consulting environment. The role focuses on vaulting, credential rotation, and session monitoring across enterprise systems.

An active Top Secret clearance and US citizenship are required. On-site work in Washington, DC, five days a week with up to 10% travel is expected. Strong collaboration with security and IT teams will be essential.