Job title: Security (PAM) Engineer
Client: Investment Bank
Rate: Up to £600 p/d (inside IR35)
Duration: 6 month rolling
Location: London / Hybrid
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Privileged Access Management (PAM) Lead to join a leading global financial institution. This role will take ownership of the firm’s PAM strategy, overseeing implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of privileged access controls across a complex, hybrid enterprise environment.
As the PAM Lead, you’ll be responsible for shaping and delivering the PAM roadmap — ensuring privileged accounts, credentials, and access mechanisms are tightly managed, monitored, and audited to reduce cyber risk and meet stringent regulatory requirements (SOX, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIST).
Key Responsibilities:
* Define and execute the enterprise PAM strategy and governance framework.
* Lead the deployment, configuration, and optimisation of PAM tools (e.g. CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Thycotic/Delinea).
* Integrate PAM with IAM, SIEM, and IT infrastructure platforms.
* Implement automation around credential rotation, just-in-time (JIT) access, and session monitoring.
* Conduct regular audits and risk reviews to maintain compliance and reduce privileged access exposure.
* Collaborate closely with Security, IT, DevOps, and Cloud teams to secure access across on-prem, cloud, and SaaS environments.
* Partner with audit and risk functions to remediate findings and strengthen controls.
What We’re Looking For:
* 5+ years of hands-on IAM/PAM experience within complex enterprise environments.
* Proven experience in end-to-end PAM program design, governance, and tool management.
* Strong technical skills with PAM tools (CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Delinea, etc.) and scripting (PowerShell, Python).
* Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and security best practices.
* Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
* Relevant certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CyberArk Defender/Sentry) are highly desirable.
If you are interested in the role, please apply directly or email jhayne@hunterbond.com for more info.