IAM-PAM Principal Engineer, Cybersecurity ( 10 to 15 years ) - HashiCorp Vault or CyberArk Conjur

Job Description

NielsenIQ is looking to mature our Identity and Access Management (IAM) Program. To support that effort, we are seeking a skilled and driven Senior level Cybersecurity Engineer with a solid understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privilege Access Management (PAM) concepts and solutions, a strong background in cross-platform integration. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and delivering comprehensive Identity and Access Management solutions. This role will have hands-on IAM-PAM architectural, engineering, and operational responsibilities as well as technical leadership and expert level implementation skills. The candidate will be self-motivated, detailed orientated performer who wants to be part of growing NIQ global IAM program.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of the IAM technology stack, ensuring adherence to top-tier security practices across architecture, implementation, monitoring, maintenance, and enhancements.
• Apply advanced engineering principles to analyze, design, develop, deploy, and support complex software solutions and infrastructure upgrades, setting standards for best practices.
• Work alongside product owner for CyberArk or equivalent PAM technologies, driving roadmap decisions and enterprise-scale adoption and enforcement.
• Define and articulate design concepts for CyberArk components, vaults, safes, session managers, key managers, credential providers, external integrations, auditing / reporting, and access control mechanisms.
• Develop robust automated solutions leveraging REST APIs, scripting (PowerShell / Python), GitHub, and infrastructure-as-code to streamline privileged onboarding, credential rotation, and secrets management workflows.
• Enforce IAM and PAM controls across Azure, AWS, and GCP, integrating with native PIM capabilities and extending coverage to hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Design and implement enterprise secrets management solutions like HashiCorp Vault or CyberArk Conjur for non-human identities with understanding of CI / CD pipelines, GitHub and cloud-native workloads.
• Drive AI-driven integrations with PAM and have knowledge in leveraging ML models and AI agents for identity and access pattern recognition.
• Identify security gaps in privileged access and secrets management processes, design scalable, automated solutions.
• Develop and support KPIs and KRIs for IAM, PAM and Secrets Management initiatives
• Communicate effectively with internal customers and cross-functional teams to clarify objectives, provide status updates, and influence adoption of PAM and Secrets Management best practices.
• Drive initiatives that enhance end-user experience, maximize technology value, and strengthen the organization's security posture through measurable improvements.

Qualifications

Additional Information

Our Benefits

About NIQ

NIQ is the world's leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights-delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms-NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world's population.

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Skills Required

Itsm, SOAR, Github, Devops, Active Directory, Powershell, Rest Apis, Cyberark, Aws, Siem, Python, Azure, Gcp