Systems Engineer II - PAM

Early Warning® • Chicago, IL

2d • $99,000 - $121,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This role engineers and supports privileged and non-human identity controls across enterprise and cloud platforms. The Engineer II is responsible for implementing and maintaining service account lifecycle controls, secrets management automation, certificate lifecycle management, and privileged session governance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in IAM, Security Engineering, or Infrastructure Security.
• Hands-on experience with one or more: PAM platforms (Delinea, CyberArk, etc.) Secrets management tools (Vault, Secret Server) AWS IAM Enterprise PKI / certificate management
• Experience administering Active Directory service accounts.
• Working knowledge of: RBAC and least privilege principles JIT access concepts Service/workload identity security
• Scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, or Bash).
• Familiarity with REST APIs and automation tooling.
• Network troubleshooting knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, firewall rules).
• Experience in regulated environments (PCI preferred).
• Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills.
• Ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and highly customer oriented.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with best-in-class platforms used in managing privileged session management and credential rotation.
• Experience implementing or supporting enterprise security vaults (dynamic secrets, workload identity, policy configuration).
• Experience engineering AWS IAM environments, including role-based access, cross-account trust, and least-privilege policy design.
• Experience eliminating long-lived access keys and transitioning workloads to role-based or federated authentication.
• Experience with Certificate Management platforms, enterprise PKI, or automated certificate lifecycle management platforms.
• Familiarity with service account governance and non-human identity lifecycle controls within an IGA platform.
• Exposure to DevSecOps practices, including embedding secrets management and certificate automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working in regulated environments (PCI, SOX, NIST, ISO) with audit evidence support responsibilities.
• Relevant technical certifications (e.g., AWS Security Specialty, HashiCorp Vault Associate, Delinea Engineer, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Engineer, implement, and support Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions including vaulting, session control, and Just-In-Time (JIT) privileged access.
• Administer and maintain secrets management platforms including credential onboarding, vault configuration, and automated password/secret rotation.
• Support lifecycle management of non-human identities (service and workload accounts) including provisioning, governance, ownership validation, and deprovisioning.
• Support enterprise certificate lifecycle management including issuance, renewal, revocation, and automation via approved platforms.
• Participate in the design, testing, and implementation of automation workflows related to privileged identity and certificate management.
• Provide operational support including system configuration, troubleshooting, incident response, and participation in 24x7 on-call rotation.
• Produce reporting and analytics related to privileged access, secrets rotation posture, certificate health, and non-human identity governance.
• Maintain technical documentation, policies, configuration standards, and operational runbooks to ensure secure and consistent platform management.
• Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, Audit, and external partners to resolve issues, support compliance requirements (e.g., PCI), and protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Benefits

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree