Lead Associate Principal, Security Engineering

Hudson Manpower•Chicago, IL

About The Position

We are seeking a Lead Associate Principal, Security Engineering to support and enhance enterprise Privileged Access Management (PAM), Secrets Management, and PKI platforms. This role will be responsible for operational support, platform engineering, automation, infrastructure security, and implementation of secure authentication and authorization solutions across on-premises and cloud environments.

Requirements

Experience supporting Privileged Access Management (PAM) and access control programs.
Strong understanding of security architecture principles including Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA).
Experience in Security Operations, Security Engineering, Security Development, or Security Architecture.
Hands-on experience supporting enterprise authentication and authorization systems.
CyberArk
HashiCorp Vault
Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Hardware Security Modules (HSM)
Authentication & Identity
Active Directory
OAuth 2.0
OpenID Connect (OIDC)
AWS IAM
Kerberos
LDAPS
Certificates
Kubernetes Authentication
AppRole
Automation & Development
Python
PowerShell
Bash
GoLang
Terraform
Ansible
DevOps & Cloud
CI/CD Pipelines
Jenkins
Cloud Security
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI coding agents such as OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, or Gemini CLI.

Responsibilities

Provide 24x7 operational support for privileged access and secrets management platforms such as CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, and PKI solutions.
Troubleshoot production issues, implement hotfixes, perform break-fix activities, and manage secrets lifecycle processes.
Maintain platform health through patching, upgrades, version control, and compliance with security standards.
Serve as a subject matter expert for Privileged Access Management (PAM), Secrets Management, and security architecture.
Design and implement automated integrations and platform enhancements to improve user experience and operational efficiency.
Develop long-term solutions for operational challenges using automation and AI-assisted technologies.
Implement and enforce security-as-code principles across enterprise environments.
Support authentication and authorization technologies including Active Directory, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, AWS IAM, Kerberos, LDAPS, Certificates, Kubernetes, and AppRole.
Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate security controls within CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms.
Create automation solutions using scripting and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.