Principal Identity Security Engineer - Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Boston Scientific • Arden Hills, MN

1d • $102,100 - $194,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Boston Scientific is seeking a Principal Identity Security Engineer specializing in Privileged Access Management (PAM) to provide advanced technical leadership in enterprise privileged access and identity security architecture, engineering, security, and resilience. This highly technical individual contributor role serves as a subject matter expert in CyberArk and related identity security technologies, advancing secure and scalable solutions across a complex global medical technology environment. The engineer will influence technical strategy, establish engineering standards, lead complex initiatives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to strengthen identity security and operational resilience.

The successful candidate will bring deep hands-on CyberArk expertise and strong enterprise security architecture experience, translating business, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements into practical engineering solutions. The role balances security with patient safety, product quality, validated-system constraints, and business continuity. It follows a hybrid work model, with employees required to work from a local office at least three days per week. Sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available at this time.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, information technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, identity security, security architecture, infrastructure security, or a closely related technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience designing, implementing, integrating, or supporting enterprise Privileged Access Management solutions.
• Deep hands-on expertise with CyberArk, including privileged account management, credential management, session monitoring, platform integration, and security architecture.
• Strong knowledge of PAM architecture, identity security principles, privileged access controls, and secure authentication technologies.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale identity security solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex technical projects, developing engineering standards, and influencing enterprise architecture decisions.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust, least privilege, privileged identity security, service account management, and secrets management.
• Experience implementing security controls, improving platform resilience, and addressing vulnerabilities or operational risks in critical enterprise environments.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional technology, cybersecurity, and business teams to deliver complex security solutions.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, technical documentation, and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex security concepts to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a large, global, or highly regulated enterprise, particularly in medical devices, health care, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, or manufacturing.
• Experience leading enterprise PAM implementations, CyberArk modernization initiatives, or privileged access recovery programs.
• Working knowledge of BeyondTrust, Delinea, Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management, HashiCorp Vault, One Identity, or comparable identity security technologies.
• Experience securing manufacturing, operational technology, industrial control systems, or validated environments.
• Knowledge of non-human identity security, service account governance, secrets management, machine identity controls, and cloud privilege management.
• Familiarity with applicable regulatory and security frameworks, including FDA 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 13485, IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-53, SOX, and HIPAA, where applicable.
• Experience designing high-availability architectures, disaster recovery solutions, and secure emergency-access processes for critical identity platforms.
• Experience mentoring engineers, contributing to technical communities, or establishing engineering best practices.
• Relevant professional certifications, including CyberArk, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, GIAC, or comparable Microsoft or cloud security certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide principal-level technical leadership for enterprise Privileged Access Management, identity security architecture, and privileged identity resilience.
• Design and implement secure, scalable PAM architectures, engineering standards, technical controls, and modernization solutions aligned with enterprise cybersecurity objectives.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert for CyberArk, including privileged account management, session monitoring, credential rotation, secrets management, remote access, and related identity security capabilities.
• Lead complex CyberArk engineering initiatives involving platform integration, upgrades, performance optimization, high availability, disaster recovery, and operational resilience.
• Develop secure privileged access patterns for administrators, service accounts, application identities, vendors, cloud workloads, databases, network devices, and other critical enterprise systems.
• Evaluate and recommend complementary identity security technologies, including BeyondTrust, Delinea, Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management, HashiCorp Vault, and emerging platforms.
• Design and advance Zero Trust security controls, least-privilege access, just-in-time access, zero standing privilege, and privileged identity threat detection capabilities.
• Strengthen security controls for human and non-human identities, including service accounts, machine identities, application identities, and AI-agent identities.
• Integrate PAM capabilities with identity governance, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, cloud platforms, security operations, monitoring, and enterprise technology services.
• Develop privileged access solutions for manufacturing and operational technology environments, including industrial control systems, manufacturing execution systems, laboratories, and validated systems.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity teams to implement security controls while minimizing production disruption, operational risk, and regulatory impact.
• Design compensating controls, secure vendor-access solutions, and phased remediation approaches for legacy systems and environments with technical or validation constraints.
• Translate applicable regulatory, audit, and security requirements into practical technical controls, engineering standards, and supporting documentation.
• Apply relevant cybersecurity and regulatory frameworks, including FDA requirements, ISO 13485, IEC 62443, and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
• Develop and validate privileged access recovery, emergency-access, and break-glass solutions to strengthen cyber resilience and business continuity.
• Provide technical expertise during significant security incidents, risk assessments, vulnerability remediation, control testing, and recovery exercises.
• Establish technical health indicators and security metrics to evaluate platform effectiveness, control adoption, resilience, and risk reduction.
• Troubleshoot complex identity security issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable engineering improvements.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, cybersecurity leaders, infrastructure engineers, cloud teams, and business stakeholders to align identity security solutions with enterprise requirements.
• Mentor engineers, contribute to architecture reviews, promote engineering best practices, and influence technical decisions across global teams.
• Evaluate emerging identity security technologies, threats, and industry practices to recommend improvements to enterprise security capabilities.

Benefits

• Core and optional employee benefits are offered; details are available at www.bscbenefitsconnect.com.
• Exempt, non-sales roles may be eligible for an annual bonus target and long-term incentives, subject to plan eligibility and other requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal