Genesis10 is currently seeking a PAM Automation Engineer for a remote position with a Major Financial Institution. This is a 12-month contract-to-hire opportunity. Overview Our client is seeking a PAM Automation Engineer to join the Privileged Access Management Services team. This role focuses on building and supporting automation that enables secure access elevation services across Unix, Linux, and other non-Microsoft systems.
This position is heavily focused on infrastructure automation, production resiliency, self-healing workflows, and privileged access management - not QA or test automation.
Responsibilities - Build and maintain automation supporting privileged access workflows
- Create, execute, and enhance Ansible playbooks for production systems
- Support tools that provide elevated access for IT professionals across the Federal Reserve
- Develop automation focused on resiliency, self-healing, alerting, and remediation
- Support authentication and authorization processes for Unix/Linux and non-Microsoft systems
- Assist with the remediation of Unix-related identity and access vulnerabilities
- Collaborate closely with engineering teammates during coding, troubleshooting, and solutioning sessions
Qualifications - Significant hands-on experience with Ansible
- Experience creating and executing Ansible playbooks in production environments
- Strong Unix/Linux administration or engineering experience
- Experience automating infrastructure or operational workflows
- Understanding of privileged access management (PAM), IAM, or access elevation concepts
- Ability to troubleshoot and support production automation systems
Technologies & Tools Experience with the following technologies is highly valued:
- Ansible
- YAML
- Perl
- PowerShell
- Tcl/Tk
- PHP
- SQL querying
- Unix/Linux
- Bash scripting
- SSH
- Delinea/Centrify-style Active Directory bridging solutions
- PAM or homegrown access elevation tools
Ideal Backgrounds Strong candidates may come from backgrounds such as:
- Unix/Linux Systems Administration with automation and security experience
- AIX administration with infrastructure automation expertise
- Infrastructure automation engineering
- PAM/IAM automation engineering
- Production resiliency or self-healing automation engineering
Preferred Skills - Perl scripting
- PowerShell
- Tcl/Tk
- PHP development
- SQL querying
- Bash scripting
- Unix vulnerability remediation
- PAM or Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) experience
Team Environment - 4-person engineering team
- 100% remote team structure
- Highly collaborative and high-performing culture
- Frequent teamwork during coding, troubleshooting, and design sessions
- Strong knowledge sharing and peer support
Training & Ramp-Up New team members will complete approximately 45 days of virtual onboarding and training, including:
- Homegrown access elevation tool overview
- PHP essentials
- SQL querying fundamentals
- Team shadowing and operational support exposure
Before joining the on-call rotation, engineers will begin handling incidents and working closely alongside the team.
Schedule & On-Call - Monday-Friday schedule
- 8-hour shift between 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM
- Federal Reserve Bank holidays observed
- On-call rotation approximately 1 week every 5 weeks
- Tertiary support responsibilities
- Call volume is relatively low, but incidents can be high-impact when they occur
- Typically, no on-call participation until approximately 4-5 months into the role
Pay range: $56.00 - $66.00 per hour Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most of whom have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20 years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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