Alliant Credit Union
Senior Privileged Access Management Engineer (Hybrid, Local to Chicago)
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Develops PAM strategy, architecture, and technical designs; leads implementation, configuration, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of privileged access platforms. Establishes least-privilege controls, access policies, session isolation, user entitlements, and Privileged Access Workstations. Coordinates project plans, documentation, compliance improvements, and cross-functional IAM initiatives while resolving issues affecting strategic and technical goals.
Essential Responsibilities
- Establish strategy, architecture, design and drive the execution of PAM technologies.
- Identify the tools and techniques to translate needs and future goals into a plan that will enable secure and effective solutions.
- Develop and execute overall project plan and timelines for key deliverables. Define access control, user entitlements, and user access policy management.
- Translate requirements into detailed technical designs and lead design sessions.
- Build and design a PAM foundation to enforce the least privilege in a transparent way and identify opportunities for improvements.
- Work across functions to improve IAM solutions to enhance compliance requirements and best practices.
- Develop documentation to support ongoing PAM solution operations, maintenance and specific problem resolution.
- Apply expertise in the installation and configuration of the PAM platform, including conducting routine solution maintenance, monitoring the health of the platform, and conducting monitoring.
- Identify and resolve challenges and issues that may impair the team's ability to meet strategic, business, and technical goals.
- Establish session isolation and controls for privileged identities including Privileged Access Workstations.
Education & Years of Experience
- Minimum - High School or Equivalent
- Preferred - 4 Year Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Related
- Minimum - 6 Years Privileged Access Management (PAM) or related
Compensation & Benefits:
Typical hiring range: $106,500.00 to $182,600.00 Annually. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience, skills & knowledge.
Benefits: Alliant provides a benefits package including health care, vision, dental, and 401k with employer match including:
- Annual performance bonus
- Work from home up to 3 days a week
- Paid parental leave
- Employee discount programs
- Time off including paid personal and sick days
- 11 paid holidays
- Education reimbursement
*Note that eligibility and cost of benefits can vary depending on the number of regularly scheduled hours, and job status such as regular full-time, regular part-time, or temporary employment.
Adhere to and ensure compliance of all business transactions with policy and process of the Bank Secrecy Act. Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, company procedures and policies. Maintains integrity and ethics in all actions and conversations with or regarding credit union members and their accounts; complies with Privacy Act directives.
The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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Alliant Credit Union Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
We are located near O'Hare. We have plenty of parking space available.
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