PAM Governance Engineer, VP

State Street

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Work type
On-site
Location
Quincy, MA
Salary
$120,000–$202,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
21 days ago
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Below market

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About State Street

State Street Corporation is one of the world''s largest custodian banks and asset managers, providing investment servicing, investment management, and investment research to institutional investors. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Custody

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TL;DR · PAM Governance Engineer, VP

The PAM Governance Engineer, VP joins the Infrastructure Access and Privileged Management team to establish and maintain the firm’s privileged access governance framework. This role provides enterprise-wide oversight of privileged access controls to ensure alignment with internal risk standards, regulatory expectations, and audit requirements. You will lead cross-departmental teams to design and implement manual and automated controls for PAM policies, establish least-privilege standards, and oversee key risk indicators and regulatory reporting. You will develop governance SOPs and partner with platform owners to review access designs across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. The position requires technical expertise in IAM and PAM solutions, specifically CyberArk and SailPoint, alongside a strong understanding of Active Directory, Windows technologies, and cybersecurity principles related to privileged access management.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement manual and automated controls for all PAM policies.
  • Enforce least-privilege standards, role categorization, entitlement governance, and access certification coverage.
  • Oversee PAM-related metrics, key risk indicators, and board-level regulatory reporting.
  • Develop and execute IAM and PAM governance SOPs to ensure audit-ready processes.
  • Review privileged access designs, role changes, and remediation plans with platform owners.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for audit, risk, and regulatory inquiries.
  • Identify control gaps and emerging risks while driving remediation activities to closure.
  • Provide expert guidance on firecall access, MFA enforcement, and non-persistent access models.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of experience in IAM or PAM related positions.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or work experience in supporting infrastructure systems.
  • Strong understanding and experience with IAM and PAM tools and processes, especially CyberArk and SailPoint.
  • Strong understanding of Active Directory and Windows technologies.
  • Understanding of cybersecurity principles related to privileged access management.
  • Superior critical thinking and problem solving skills.
  • Proven success engaging with and influencing large groups of stakeholders across the enterprise.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

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