Senior PAM Engineer — Hybrid Onsite/Remote Lead

M&T Bank; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

M&T Bank is seeking an experienced security engineer to design and implement large-scale Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions at the Seneca One Buffalo location, with a four-days-onsite, one-day-remote work arrangement. You will lead PAM deployment, customize tools, and develop security policies and practices.

You will audit privileged accounts, ensure regulatory and security compliance, train teams, and collaborate with Cybersecurity and Technology to optimize operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 7 years’ higher education and/or work experience.
• Intermediate understanding of PAM security system development and infrastructure lifecycle and architecture, and systems design
• Proven experience with the development and customization of PAM tools utilized in assigned Cybersecurity function
• Experience translating architecture into technical requirements
• Proficient level of critical thinking and problem solving
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven experience collaborating with leaders to execute results
• Prior experience seeking buy-in of others to align on processes
• Ability to analyze and draw conclusions based on quantitative data from multiple sources

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and integration of Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions.
• Customize and configure PAM tools to meet organizational needs.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and practices related to PAM.
• Manage and maintain PAM systems, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.
• Monitor PAM environments for compliance with security policies and audit requirements.
• Conduct regular audits and assessments of privileged accounts to ensure compliance with security policies.
• Collaborate with internal audit and compliance teams to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Provide guidance and training to internal teams on the effective use of PAM tools.
• Define and implement tuning methodologies for systems and technologies, using advanced analytical techniques to maximize efficiencies.
• Develop and implement automation and orchestration for complex systems to streamline security operations and response activities.
• Lead collaboration efforts with Cybersecurity and Technology teams to effectively implement and maintain security solutions for the organization.
• Lead improvement initiatives within Cybersecurity team, implementing best practices and optimizing processes to enhance security capabilities.
• Actively partner with vendor to optimize security products and/or drive resolution of complex support issues.
• Assist leadership with vendor relationships by maintaining when licenses need to be renewed, informing when hardware needs to be refreshed or new technologies should be considered.

Skills

PAM design

PAM customization

Policy development

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CyberArk

BeyondTrust

Thycotic

Job description

M&T Bank is seeking an experienced security engineer to design and implement large-scale Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions at the Seneca One Buffalo location, with a four-days-onsite, one-day-remote work arrangement. You will lead PAM deployment, customize tools, and develop security policies and practices.

You will audit privileged accounts, ensure regulatory and security compliance, train teams, and collaborate with Cybersecurity and Technology to optimize operations.