Senior PAM Engineer - IAM & Privileged Access

Pacific Life; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

401k match

Job summary

Pacific Life is looking for an Identity and Access Management Engineer to lead Privileged Access Management initiatives and craft multi-year PAM roadmaps. You will architect, implement, and automate PAM solutions, working with CyberArk, Delinea, and Netwrix, while coordinating with IT leaders to ensure timely delivery and adoption.

Strong background in AD/Entra ID, Azure, Windows and Linux, plus experience with Agile methods and senior stakeholder communication, will help drive security maturity

Qualifications

• 10+ years Information Security experience with PAM platforms.
• Experience enabling/migrating and managing enterprise PAM platforms.
• Automating PAM processes via out-of-box capabilities and custom connectors/APIs.
• Knowledge of Just-in-Time Administration, Zero Trust and MFA.
• Strong technical understanding of AD, Entra ID/Azure, Windows, Linux and networks.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Ability to influence senior management in multi-cultural environments.
• Ability to manage complex activities to short timescales.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Privileged Access Management Engineer and contribute to PAM strategy.
• Architect, design, develop and troubleshoot PAM solutions with documentation and use cases.
• Create automated, self-service, and resilient PAM capabilities.
• Eliminate duplication, reduce complexity, and apply enterprise standards.
• Define troubleshooting processes, standards and reporting from PAM platforms.
• Identify and remediate risks and roadblocks for timely delivery.
• Partner with IT teams to ensure roadmap understanding and successful implementation.
• Lead change management, driving awareness, communications, and training.
• Develop communications framework and metrics for stakeholders and IAM team.
• Contribute to information security strategy and architecture.

Skills

Information Security

PAM Platforms

Automation

Zero Trust

Active Directory

Entra ID

Azure

Windows

Linux

Agile

Education

BA/BS in Information Systems or CS

Tools

CyberArk

Delinea

Netwrix

Job description

Pacific Life is looking for an Identity and Access Management Engineer to lead Privileged Access Management initiatives and craft multi-year PAM roadmaps. You will architect, implement, and automate PAM solutions, working with CyberArk, Delinea, and Netwrix, while coordinating with IT leaders to ensure timely delivery and adoption.

Strong background in AD/Entra ID, Azure, Windows and Linux, plus experience with Agile methods and senior stakeholder communication, will help drive security maturity