Principal Engineer – IAM/PAM

Wells Fargo

Principal Engineer in Cybersecurity responsible for Privileged Access Management strategy and architecture. Leading technical oversight and integration in a financial services company.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeCharlotte • Arizona, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $159,000 - $254,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions, including CyberArk technologies, and possesses strong leadership skills to influence enterprise-wide security architecture and strategy. Proficient in integrating AI-assisted tools to enhance system design and operational efficiency while ensuring compliance with security and ethical standards.

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CyberArk Privileged Access SecurityEnterprise Password VaultPrivileged Session ManagerIdentity and Access ManagementNon-Human Identity Governance

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Hard Skills

Privileged Access Management SolutionsCredential VaultingPassword RotationApplication Secrets ManagementPrivileged Session MonitoringEnterprise Security ArchitectureReference ArchitecturesEngineering PatternsCredential Lifecycle ProcessesPrivileged Threat Analytics

Soft Skills

Influencing Senior LeadersCross-Functional CollaborationStrategic Engagement

Tools & Technologies

CyberArkHashiCorp VaultMicrosoft Entra IDServiceNowSaviyntSphereboardAI-Assisted Development ToolsGitHub Copilot

Industry Keywords

Information SecurityInfrastructure SecurityIdentity ManagementRisk ReductionCompliance Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityServiceNowVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the principal technical architect for Privileged Access Management strategy, architecture, engineering standards, and roadmap execution across human and non-human identities.
Provide enterprise-wide leadership for CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault, Privileged Session Manager, Privileged Session Monitoring, Central Policy Manager, Credential Providers, AIM, CCP, Secure Infrastructure Access, and privileged account governance capabilities.
Lead the design and modernization of privileged access services with a focus on eliminating standing privilege, implementing just-in-time access models, reducing credential exposure, and increasing automation of privileged account lifecycle management.
Establish enterprise architecture patterns for privileged credentials, service accounts, shared administrative accounts, secrets management, privileged sessions, application authentication, and non-human identities.
Drive strategic integration across CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, Microsoft Entra ID, ServiceNow, Saviynt, Sphereboard, cloud platforms, and enterprise identity services.
Define target-state architecture and engineering standards for credential onboarding, password rotation, session brokering, application secrets management, credential discovery, and privileged access automation.
Partner with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Application Development, Identity Management, and Risk organizations to implement scalable privileged access controls across the enterprise.
Provide architectural oversight for large-scale PAM transformation initiatives including platform consolidation, vault modernization, privileged session expansion, non-human identity governance, and identity hygiene programs.
Act as the senior technical advisor to executive leadership and influence long-term PAM strategy, security architecture decisions, risk reduction priorities, and investment initiatives.
Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership.
Demonstrate proficiency in using AI‑assisted development and analysis tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot and approved code‑centric agents).
Leverage AI to accelerate system design, coding, testing, analysis, and troubleshooting.
Apply strong technical judgment when validating and integrating AI‑assisted outputs into solutions.
Understand and account for model limitations, security risks, and operational considerations.
Apply AI responsibly in development and production environments.
Ensure AI usage aligns with security, compliance, privacy, and ethical standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
7+ years of information security, identity and access management, infrastructure security, or engineering experience.
7+ years designing and implementing enterprise Privileged Access Management solutions.
Deep expertise with CyberArk Privileged Access Security, including: Enterprise Password Vault, Privileged Session Manager, Central Policy Manager, Credential Providers, AIM, CCP, Privileged access and session architectures, Privileged Threat Analytics.
Experience designing credential vaulting, password rotation, application secrets management, and privileged session monitoring solutions.
Experience with non-human identity governance, service account management, secrets management, and credential lifecycle processes.
Experience developing enterprise security architecture, reference architectures, standards, and engineering patterns.
Experience influencing senior leaders, architects, engineering teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits
401(k) Plan
Paid time off
Disability benefits
Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
Parental leave
Critical caregiving leave
Discounts and savings
Commuter benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Scholarships for dependent children
Adoption reimbursement