Principal Cyber Security Engineer

Remote, USA
Posted Jun 13, 2026
Full-time

Overview

This is a remote postiion that can be hired in NC, AZ, VA, NJ, and TX. 
 
This person should possess strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills as well as experience in the different phases of the system life cycle, to support multiple projects, develop of standard operating procedures and perform day-to-day functional administration and support for Privileged Access Management (PAM). The engineer should have in-depth experience in management of passwords/credentials (such as default accounts, service accounts, keys, etc.) in PAM solutions. 

Responsibilities

Support the deployment and integration of privileged account security solutions. 
Ability to discuss technical concepts and interdependencies with customers 
Experience gathering high level functional and operational requirements 
Experience developing and managing multiple system designs concurrently 
Provide operation and maintenance of existing PAM solutions 
Develop design documentation, standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and implementation/deployment plans for privileged account security solutions and identity governance solutions 
Provide after-hours and on-call production support when required 
Develop diagrams and documentation to support infrastructure configuration changes. 
Provide security tool enhancements and performance tuning to increase capability to support new requirements. 
Plan, test, and deploy firmware, software upgrades, and security fixes. 

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of experience in Systems Engineering, Network, or Information Security OR High School Diploma or GED and 12 years of experience in Systems Engineering, Network, or Information Security
 
Preferred Skills: 
Experience supporting PAM solutions (CyberArk, HashiCorp, Delinea, etc.) in enterprise environment 
Hands-on PowerShell/Python or similar scripting experience 
Ability to proficiently utilize SailPoint identity management system a plus 
Proficiency with MS Visio, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel 
Background in information security systems with specific knowledge around access control 
Background in role-based access control for privileged access 
Hands-on Windows 2019 or later Server administration experience 
Hands-on Active Directory and LDAP query experience 
Functional understanding of TCP/IP networks and firewalls 
Functional understanding of the following protocols: TCP, UDP, DNS, NetBIOS, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, SNMP, SSH, SSL 
Strong UNIX/Linux system administration experience 
 
Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

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