Sr Lead - IAM Privileged Access Engineering

Northern Trust
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Governance","Risk management","Stakeholder management","Continuous improvement"]

Lead Northern Trust’s Privileged Access Management (PAM) strategy and engineering, owning the CyberArk platform and driving upgrades, integrations, and operational maturity. Partner across Cyber Security Engineering, Infrastructure, Application Development, Risk, Audit, Compliance, and Business Technology to strengthen privileged account governance, least-privilege controls, monitoring, and audit readiness. Build API-based integrations and automate privileged credential rotation, access review, and secrets management while reporting risk posture and roadmap updates to leadership.

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Sr Lead - IAM Privileged Access Engineering

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Job Summary

Lead Northern Trust’s Privileged Access Management (PAM) strategy and engineering, owning the CyberArk platform and driving upgrades, integrations, and operational maturity. Partner across Cyber Security Engineering, Infrastructure, Application Development, Risk, Audit, Compliance, and Business Technology to strengthen privileged account governance, least-privilege controls, monitoring, and audit readiness. Build API-based integrations and automate privileged credential rotation, access review, and secrets management while reporting risk posture and roadmap updates to leadership.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the CyberArk PAM platform, including PAM, PSM, CPM, AAM/Secrets Management, EPM, and PTA.
  • •Drive platform upgrades, integrations, onboarding, and operational maturity activities.
  • •Ensure privileged access controls meet security policies, audit requirements, regulatory obligations, and least-privilege principles.
  • •Develop detective controls for privileged account and administrative session monitoring; evaluate risks, control gaps, and remediation plans.
  • •Provide leadership for PAM engineering and operations, presenting strategy/roadmap updates to senior leadership and governance forums.

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of experience in IAM, cyber security, or PAM-related disciplines.
  • •Deep experience administering or engineering CyberArk PAM solutions.
  • •Strong understanding of privileged account governance, credential vaulting, session management, secrets management, and least-privilege principles.
  • •Experience with enterprise IAM capabilities including Saviynt and Active Directory/Entra ID, plus authentication and MFA platforms.
  • •Familiarity with NIST 800-53, NIST CSF 2.0, FFIEC guidance, COBIT, and financial services regulatory expectations, including audit and regulatory examination support.
Experience:7+ yearsIAMCybersecurityPrivileged Access ManagementFinancial services
Skills:LeadershipGovernanceRisk managementStakeholder managementContinuous improvement
Tech Stack:CyberArkPrivileged Access Manager (PAM)Privileged Session Manager (PSM)Central Policy Manager (CPM)Application Access Manager (AAM)Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM)Privileged Threat Analytics (PTA)SaviyntActive DirectoryEntra IDAuthenticationMFAAPI integrations

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Northern Trust
Global financial services firm providing wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions to institutions, corporations, and affluent individuals, with a focus on custody, investment management, and technology-driven services.
Industry: Asset Management
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Founded: 1889
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