Cybersecurity Architect

Role Summary

As the APAC IAM Production-Cybersecurity Architect CyberArk, leads the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of CyberArk vault and associated PAM solutions across all APAC operations. Reporting to the APAC Head of IAM Production, this role is accountable for securing, monitoring, and governing all privileged credentials and sessions, thereby reducing the risk of credential‑theft, insider abuse, and lateral movement in the enterprise environment. 

Candidates will be measured on the following four performance drivers that will dictate how individual impact is considered on the platform: 

• Expert knowledge of CyberArk (Vault, PSM, CPM), and PAM solutions. 
• Demonstrated L3-level expertise in Conjur (design, policy-as-code, secret lifecycle automation, and Kubernetes integration) combined with deep, hands-on experience in CyberArk Privileged Access Management, enabling the architect to drive end-to-end secret-management and privileged-account implementation.
• Proven track record of building high-availability, resilient identity platforms with robust monitoring, automated remediation, and documented DR procedures. 
• Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus.
• Compliance Culture and Conduct.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise‑wide CyberArk architecture (Vault, CPM, PSM, PVWA, Conjur, ) to support the banks technical accounts inventory. 
• Design and enforce privileged‑access policies (least‑privilege, separation‑of‑duties, time‑bound access) across Windows, Linux, UNIX, databases, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). 
• Provide high-availability support for the CyberArk, establishing robust monitoring, incident-response, and disaster-recovery processes that keep critical services up and running 24×7. 
• Drive the secret‑management lifecycle – automatic password rotation, SSH key management, API‑credential vaulting, and on‑demand retrieval. 
• Partner with engineering, application, and cloud teams to embed secure identity controls into every new service launch, migration, or platform upgrade. 
• Automate PAM processes using PowerShell, Python, and CyberArk REST APIs (e.g., bulk onboarding / off‑boarding, credential rotation schedules). 
• Evaluate emerging PAM technologies (e.g. CyberArk Conjur, Secret-Zero, Zero-Trust Privilege) and build business cases for adoption. 
• Collaborate with DevSecOps, Cloud, and Application teams to embed privileged-access controls into CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native workloads.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (Master’s preferred). 
• Requires a minimum of 8 years of experience as security professional.
• Hands-on experience architecting, deploying, and operating CyberArk PAS (Vault, CPM, PSM, PVWA) at enterprise scale. 
• Conjur (CyberArk) – L3 – policy-as-code (CPL/HCL), secret rotation, dynamic secrets, Kubernetes side-car injection, API/CLI integrations.
• Deep expertise in CyberArk Core PAS components and CyberArk Privileged Threat Analytics. 
• Strong knowledge of Windows/UNIX/Linux authentication mechanisms, Kerberos, LDAP/AD, SSH, database authentication. 
• Experience integrating CyberArk with SSO/IdP solutions (SAML, OIDC, AD). 
• Proficiency in PowerShell, Python, and CyberArk REST API for automation. 
• Familiarity with cloud providers (AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault) and Hybrid‑IAM environments. 
• Solid understanding of Zero‑Trust concepts for privileged access. 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to influence and motivate.
• Leverage PAM analytics (session recordings, anomaly scores) to drive risk-based decisions.
• Ability to handle high pressure situations with key stakeholders to collaborate and communicate effectively and respectfully with both business-oriented executives and technology-oriented personnel in teams across the organization.
• CyberArk Certified Defender (CCD) / Secrets Manager (Conjur) Certified.