Athenix Special Missions is seeking a
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Engineer Journeyman in
MacDill Air Force Base (Tampa), Florida!Athenix Special Missions is a world leader in designing, building, and developing realistic training exercises for Special Operations, conventional forces, and partner nations. Our experience ranges from planning individual team training events to executing 2,000-person joint exercises.
Our mission-tailored solutions include tactical and strategic training events and exercises and often integrate live forces with virtual and constructive training domains. By bringing together the right combination of subject-matter expertise, domain insight, and advanced technology, we help improve mission readiness, increase situational awareness, and enhance performance.
ASM Quality Policy: To meet or exceed our customers' expectations for quality, delivery, and service through continual improvement, striving to meet our objectives, and committing to meeting all legal and statutory requirements
Location:
MacDill AFB, FloridaClearance Requirement:
Must have an Active DoD TS/SCI ClearanceWe are seeking a
PAM Engineer to join our team executing
Wave 2 of the USSOCOM Zero Trust Integration effort. This role is critical to
Line of Effort 2, focusing on the deployment and operationalization of an enterprise-wide Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution to secure the NIPR, SIPR, and Top-Secret network enclaves. The ideal candidate will be responsible for vaulting privileged credentials, enforcing Just-In-Time (JIT) access, and integrating the PAM architecture with the broader Zero Trust ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities- PAM Solution Deployment: Lead the installation, configuration, and technical implementation of the enterprise PAM solution (Delinea focus) across multiple network enclaves.
- Credential Vaulting: Discover, inventory, and onboard all known privileged user, administrator, and service accounts into the secure PAM vault.
- Policy Enforcement: Design and configure policies for Just-In-Time (JIT) access, session recording, and privileged session monitoring to ensure zero standing privileges.
- Infrastructure Integration: Develop scripts and API integrations to connect the PAM solution with the existing Splunk SIEM for centralized logging and the Identity Governance (IGA) platform for lifecycle management.
- Security Compliance: Support the RMF accreditation process by developing Low-Level Design (LLD) documents, System Security Plans (SSP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO).
- Enterprise Rollout: Manage the expansion of PAM policies from initial pilot groups to full enterprise enforcement for all privileged users.
Requirements
Required: - DoD 8570 Compliance: Must hold an IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CCNA Security) or higher.
- Specific Certifications: Delinea Certified Administrator is highly preferred/required.
Technical Skills: - Deep expertise in Privileged Access Management (PAM) architectures and "Zero Standing Privileges" concepts
- Experience implementing Just-In-Time (JIT) access workflows
- Proficiency in integrating PAM tools with Active Directory, SIEM (Splunk), and IGA tools.
Labor Category DescriptionFunction: Applies a set of disciplines for planning, analyzing, engineering, and designing information systems, including specialized engineering of security solutions.
Responsibilities: - Develops analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solutions.
- Performs enterprise-wide strategic systems planning, business information planning, and business analysis.
- Analyze and recommendation of security/privacy products and services.
- Assessment of security/privacy policies and procedures.
- Applies process improvement practices to reengineer methodologies and principles and business process modernization projects.
- Applies reverse engineering and re-engineering disciplines to develop migration strategic and planning documents.
Journeyman - Education: BA/BS or MA/MS
- Years Exp: 3-10
- A Journeyman labor category has 3 to 10 years of experience and a BA/BS or MA/MS degree. A Journeyman labor category typically performs all functional duties independently.
Senior - Education: MA/MS
- Years: 10+
- A Senior labor category has over 10 years of experience and a MA/MS degree. A Senior labor category typically works on high-visibility or mission critical aspects of a given program and performs all functional duties independently. A Senior labor category may oversee the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status
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