Systems Engineer II, PAM

Early Warning Services

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Chicago, ILScottsdale, AZSan Francisco, CANew York, NY
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Full-time
Posted
135 days ago
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About Early Warning Services

Early Warning Services is a fintech company that operates the Zelle person-to-person payments network, the Paze digital checkout wallet, and Certos fraud prevention and identity risk solutions for financial institutions.

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TL;DR · Systems Engineer II, PAM

JOB TITLE: Systems Engineer II - PAM The Systems Engineer II - PAM joins the security team to engineer and support privileged and non-human identity controls across enterprise and cloud platforms. This role involves implementing and maintaining service account lifecycle controls, secrets management automation, certificate lifecycle management, and privileged session governance. Key responsibilities include administering secrets management platforms, managing non-human identities, and supporting enterprise PKI. The candidate will use tools such as Delinea, CyberArk, Vault, Secret Server, and AWS IAM. Required skills include experience with RBAC, JIT access, PowerShell, Python, Bash, and REST APIs. The position addresses the technical challenge of securing service accounts, managing automated credential rotations, and ensuring compliance in regulated environments like PCI to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

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What you'll do

  • Engineer and support Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions including vaulting, session control, and Just-In-Time access.
  • Administer secrets management platforms for credential onboarding, vault configuration, and automated secret rotation.
  • Manage the lifecycle of non-human identities including provisioning, governance, and ownership validation for service accounts.
  • Support enterprise certificate lifecycle management including issuance, renewal, revocation, and automation.
  • Design, test, and implement automation workflows for privileged identity and certificate management.
  • Provide operational support through system configuration, troubleshooting, incident response, and 24x7 on-call rotation.
  • Produce reporting and analytics on privileged access, secrets rotation posture, and certificate health.
  • Maintain technical documentation, configuration standards, and operational runbooks to ensure secure platform management.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States for any employer.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
  • 3–5 years of experience in IAM, Security Engineering, or Infrastructure Security.
  • Hands-on experience with PAM platforms, secrets management tools, AWS IAM, and enterprise PKI/certificate management.
  • Experience administering Active Directory service accounts and knowledge of RBAC, JIT access, and service/workload identity security.
  • Scripting experience in PowerShell, Python, or Bash and familiarity with REST APIs and automation tooling.
  • Network troubleshooting knowledge including TCP/IP, DNS, and firewall rules.
  • Relevant technical certifications (preferred).

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