PAM Consultant
Senior PAM Consultant (Privileged Access Management)
We are looking for a Senior PAM Consultant with strong experience in Privileged Access Management (PAM). You will play a leading role in delivering and optimising PAM solutions, working across the full project lifecycle and engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead or contribute to the design, configuration, and deployment of PAM solutions (SaaS, cloud, and on-prem), ensuring alignment with business, security, and compliance requirements.
- Implement and optimise privileged access controls, including credential vaulting, session management, and monitoring.
- Integrate PAM platforms with enterprise systems (Active Directory, Entra, LDAP, HR systems, ServiceNow, etc.).
- Support authentication and access management initiatives, including SSO, MFA, and passwordless authentication.
- Collaborate with clients to gather requirements, facilitate workshops, and translate business needs into actionable technical solutions.
- Produce high-quality technical documentation, configuration guides, and process documentation.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior team members.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex PAM and IAM issues, ensuring smooth project delivery.
- Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in PAM and IAM.
Core Skills & Experience
- 3–5 years' experience delivering PAM solutions, with a strong focus on Delinea, CyberArk, BeyondTrust, or similar platforms.
- Hands-on experience with privileged account lifecycle management, credential vaulting, session monitoring, and access reviews.
- Strong understanding of authentication protocols and technologies (SSO, MFA, Entra, Azure AD, LDAP, SAML, OAuth).
- Experience integrating PAM platforms with HR systems, ServiceNow, and other enterprise applications.
- Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, JavaScript, BeanShell) and API integration (REST, SCIM, JDBC).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Consulting mindset, with experience gathering and analysing business requirements and translating them into technical solutions.
- Experience producing high-quality deliverables and documentation.
- Proactive, self-driven, and collaborative approach to problem-solving and project delivery.
Desirable Skills
- Experience with IGA solutions (SailPoint or similar technologies).
- Product certifications in PAM or IGA platforms.
- Experience with cloud identity systems (Entra AD, Okta, GCP, AWS IAM).
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and audit requirements.
- Project management or commercial experience (for Architect grade).
- Experience in professional services consulting, ideally with Big-4 or similar.