Remote IT - Cybersecurity Analyst PAM

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Remote IT - Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Analyst for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Healthcare Services clients for a Remote position.

Responsibilities:
We are seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Analyst to join our team, with a focus on Privileged Access Management (PAM). In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining PAM solutions to manage and monitor privileged access to sensitive systems, applications, and data. Your key responsibilities will include analyzing business requirements, developing solutions, and implementing security measures to support the implementation and maintenance of our PAM systems, as well as managing access requests, privileged account credentials, and session monitoring, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and responding to security incidents.

• Analyze business requirements and develop solutions to support the implementation and maintenance of PAM systems
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and develop use cases for PAM solutions
• Develop and maintain business process documentation for PAM-related processes
• Assist in the development of PAM policies, procedures, and standards
• Collaborate with the PAM team to ensure that business requirements are met and that solutions are aligned with industry best practices
• Develop and maintain reports and dashboards to support PAM-related metrics and KPIs
• Assist in the testing and validation of PAM solutions
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in PAM and apply this knowledge to improve our PAM posture
• Serve as a liaison with IT and business area partners to identify, understand, document, and advise on security requirements, impacts, and risks
• Develop and maintain documentation for security systems, procedures, and security diagrams
• Analyze, propose, and implement solutions concerning residual risk, vulnerabilities, and other security exposures
• Participate on IT projects to ensure that security issues are addressed throughout the project life cycle
• Participate in initiatives to identify, select, and implement technical controls
• Develop information security processes, policies, and procedures
• Advise on service level agreements and work to ensure that security controls are managed and maintained
• Research, evaluate and recommend information security related hardware and software including development of business cases for security investments
• Serve as a liaison and lead on audit-related initiatives managing relationships, collection of data, progression tracking, assessment and remedial activities
• Assist and support the development of security architecture

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in an IT related field or equivalent IT, IT Infrastructure and/or Cybersecurity work experience
• A Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification (within 180 Days if converted to FTE)
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on PAM or identity and access management
• Proven experience in analyzing business requirements and developing solutions to support PAM systems
• Strong understanding of PAM principles, including privileged account management, privileged session management, and access governance
• Experience with PAM solutions, such as CyberArk or Delinea
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and outside the box
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with hybrid CyberArk environments involving a mix of on-prem components and Saas offering such as CyberArk Privilege cloud, Secret manager, including setup, and configuration.
• Experience with CyberArk's core components-Vault, PVWA, CPM, PSM, PSMP, AIM, and CCP-including installation, configuration, upgrades, and high availability (HA)/disaster recovery (DR) setup.
• Experience in CyberArk Conjur (Enterprise or OSS): managing policy files (YAML), implementing authenticators, and integrating Conjur with application pipelines and container environments.
• Ability to deploy and manage Central Credential Provider (CCP), across hybrid apps, configure credential files, REST API endpoints, and securely onboard application credentials.
• Skilled in configuring platforms, safes, access control (PSMConnect, PSMAdminConnect, Vault Admins), and implementing session recording, isolation, and monitoring.
• Experience with account discovery, onboarding (automated/manual), privileged account lifecycle management, and integrating CyberArk with MFA, and LDAP, AD.
• Deep understanding of RBAC, least privilege enforcement, dual control, break glass procedures, and audit readiness.
• Knowledge of information security principles, including risk assessment and management, threat and vulnerability management, incident response and identity and access management
• Experience developing, documenting and maintaining security procedures.
• Proven leadership abilities including effective knowledge sharing, conflict resolution, facilitation of open discussions, fairness and displaying appropriate levels of assertiveness.
• Proven ability to work under stress in emergencies with flexibility to handle multiple high-pressure situations simultaneously.
• Ability to communicate highly complex technical information clearly and articulately for all levels and audiences.
• Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities
• Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance
• Strong customer focus with ability to manage customer expectations and experience and build long-term relationships.
• Strong team-oriented interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with a broad range of people and roles including vendors and IT-business personnel.
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy

Preferred Skills:

• Fluent Bi-lingual (Spanish/English), read, write, comprehend highly preferred

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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