Lead Security Engineer, Privileged Management Solutions
Glocomms is partnering with a major financial services organization to find a Lead Security Engineering professional to help design, operate, and evolve enterprise-grade privileged access and secrets management platforms. This role combines hands-on engineering, operational ownership, and architectural influence across both on-prem and cloud environments.
You will work with modern security tooling, automation, and infrastructure-as-code to protect critical systems and enable secure application development at scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Own 24×7 operational support for privileged access and secrets management platforms, including break/fix, troubleshooting, upgrades, and lifecycle management
- Serve as a subject matter expert for privileged access management (PAM), secrets management, and related security architecture
- Maintain platform health through patching, version control, configuration management, and adherence to internal security standards
- Design and implement automation and platform enhancements to improve reliability, scalability, and user experience
- Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and application teams to integrate secure authentication and authorization patterns
- Apply security-as-code and infrastructure-as-code principles to enforce consistent controls
- Explore and implement AI-assisted capabilities to improve detection, remediation, and operational efficiency
Core Technical Skills
Privileged Access & Security Platforms
- Hands-on experience with one or more of the following:
- CyberArk
- HashiCorp Vault
- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
- Certificate Services (e.g., ADCS)
- Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
Authentication & Identity
- Strong understanding of application authentication and authorization mechanisms, including:
- Active Directory
- OAuth 2.0 / OIDC
- LDAP / LDAPS
- Kerberos
- Cloud IAM (e.g., AWS IAM)
- Kubernetes authentication and App Roles
Automation & Development
- Proficiency in scripting or development using one or more of:
- Python
- Go
- Bash
- PowerShell
- Experience with configuration management andIaC tools such as:
- Terraform
- Ansible
- CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins or equivalent)
Cloud & Architecture
- Working knowledge of cloud environments and hybrid architectures
- Strong grasp of security architecture principles: confidentiality, integrity, and availability
Experience & Background
- Background in security engineering, security operations, platform engineering, or security architecture
- Practical experience supporting privileged access management or access control programs in enterprise environments
- Familiarity with modern developer workflows and secure application integration
- Professional or personal experience using AI-powered coding or engineering assistants to improve productivity or troubleshooting
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