Senior Technical Application Specialist (PAM)

Location: Hybrid, with at least two days per week or 40% of working time at an office in Leeds, Manchester, Bristol or Edinburgh, UK.

Salary: £72,702–£80,780 per year

Company

hirify.global is a major UK banking organisation shaping the future of finance.

What you will do

• Engineer, deliver and provide operational support for the Idira Identity Security Platform, formerly CyberArk.
• Modernise Privileged Access Management by onboarding applications, infrastructure and privileged identities.
• Implement least privilege, Just-in-Time access and Zero Standing Privilege.
• Resolve technical issues and deliver controlled changes using Terraform, GitHub, Harness and comparable engineering tools.
• Provide technical guidance for teams onboarding services and identify opportunities to automate and continuously improve PAM processes.
• Support SOX, audit and security control requirements.

Requirements

• Practical knowledge and experience of Privileged Access Management technologies and concepts.
• Experience in Identity & Access Management, Cyber Security or a related technical security function.
• Understanding of privileged access controls, including privileged identities, least privilege, access elevation, credential management and session management.
• Experience supporting or engineering enterprise security platforms in complex technology environments.
• Experience with engineering and automation tools such as Terraform, GitHub and Harness, or comparable technologies.
• Hands-on experience with CyberArk or Idira, particularly privileged, infrastructure or cloud access capabilities.
• Ability to identify technical and security risks, assess their impact and contribute to appropriate resolution options.
• Strong quality and service focus, with the ability to deliver multiple technical tasks in parallel.

Nice to have

• Experience implementing Just-in-Time, Zero Standing Privilege or role-based privileged access models.
• Experience across Windows/Active Directory, Linux/UNIX, databases and mainframe technologies.
• Experience supporting privileged access across Azure, AWS and/or GCP.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and source-controlled configuration.
• Experience in regulated environments and supporting SOX, audit or security control requirements.
• Understanding of agentic identity and privileged access requirements for autonomous agents, service identities and machine identities.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time permanent role with 35 working hours per week and hybrid working.
• Reasonable workplace adjustments are available, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns.
• Pension contribution of up to 15%, annual performance-related bonus and share schemes including free shares.
• 30 days of holiday plus bank holidays, adaptable lifestyle benefits, wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, learning and development.

Hiring process

• Apply through the hirify.global careers application process.
• Reasonable adjustments are available throughout recruitment; eligible applicants with disabilities may receive guaranteed interviews through the Disability Confident Scheme.