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Posted Jun 5, 2026

Principal Cyber Security Engineer

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.