PAM Technical Specialist in Ansty

Cadent Gas Ltd Job Purpose   As a PAM Technical Specialist at Cadent, you'll play a vital role in supporting and developing our Privileged Access Management (PAM) capability across cloud, on-premise and hybrid technology environments. Working across both Infrastructure  and Operational Technology (OT) environments, you'll help ensure privileged access is secure, controlled and compliant with regulatory and security requirements.  This is a highly technical specialist role where you'll provide hands-on expertise across Cadent’s CyberArk estate and evolve the function. You’ll support privileged credential management, session brokering, password rotation, access workflows, onboarding and audit controls. You’ll work with multiple teams to strengthen security controls while enabling operational teams to work effectively.   From reducing standing privilege and improving visibility of privileged activity through to supporting disaster recovery, platform roadmaps and design assurance, you'll play a key role in helping Cadent deliver a secure, resilient and auditable privileged access service.   Key Responsibilities   This role offers the opportunity to work at the heart of Cadent’s cyber security and operational technology landscape.  Security-Critical Impact – Help protect privileged access across business-critical, operational and mission-critical systems.  CyberArk Ownership – Take ownership of key CyberArk services and capabilities across both self-hosted and cloud environments.  Technical Variety – Work across cloud, infrastructure, identity, security monitoring, ITSM and operational technology environments.  Strategic Influence – Contribute to PAM roadmaps, architectural decisions and Technology Design Authority reviews.  Security & Compliance Focus – Support regulatory requirements, audit activities and industry security frameworks.  Operational Resilience – Help deliver secure disaster recovery capabilities and strengthen the resilience of critical access services.  Skills and Experience   Qualifications & Experience  Degree in Computing, Cyber Security, Information Technology or equivalent experience  Ability to provide technical guidance to operational teams, architects and project stakeholders  Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills  Experience supporting architecture reviews and design governance activities  Ability to translate complex security concepts into clear business language  ITIL Foundation certification  CyberArk certification such as Defender, Sentry or equivalent highly desirable    Privileged Access Management Expertise  Strong hands-on experience supporting and administering CyberArk Privileged Access Management solutions  Experience supporting privileged account onboarding, credential management, password rotation and session control  Strong understanding of least privilege, Zero Trust, privileged access governance and segregation of duties  Experience implementing and maintaining Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) frameworks    CyberArk Technical Expertise  Experience supporting technologies such as:  CyberArk Vault  CyberArk Privileged Access Management (PAM)  CyberArk Privilege Cloud  CyberArk Secure Infrastructure Access  CyberArk Secure Cloud Access  CyberArk Secure Web Sessions    Identity & Cloud Knowledge  Strong understanding of Active Directory and Entra ID  Experience integrating PAM solutions with identity providers, MFA, federation and directory services  Knowledge of Azure, AWS and cloud administration controls  Experience integrating PAM platforms with ITSM and SIEM solutions    Security & Operational Experience  Experience supporting audits, access reviews and compliance activities  Understanding of privileged session recording, log management and security monitoring  Experience troubleshooting authentication, access, credential and integration issues  Knowledge of disaster recovery, operational resilience and business continuity principles