Description Athenix Special Missions is seeking a Senior Privileged Access Management (PAM) Engineer in MacDill Air Force Base (Tampa), Florida! Athenix Special Missions is a world leader in designing, building, and developing realistic training exercises for Special Operations, conventional forces, and partner nations. Our experience ranges from planning individual team training events to executing 2,000-person joint exercises. Our mission-tailored solutions include tactical and strategic training events and exercises and often integrate live forces with virtual and constructive training domains. By bringing together the right combination of subject-matter expertise, domain insight, and advanced technology, we help improve mission readiness, increase situational awareness, and enhance performance. ASM Quality Policy: To meet or exceed our customers’ expectations for quality, delivery, and service through continual improvement, striving to meet our objectives, and committing to meeting all legal and statutory requirements Must be a U.S. Citizen Location: MacDill AFB, Florida Clearance Requirement: Must have an Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance We are seeking a PAM Engineer to join our team executing Wave 2 of the USSOCOM Zero Trust Integration effort. This role is critical to Line of Effort 2, focusing on the deployment and operationalization of an enterprise-wide Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution to secure the NIPR, SIPR, and Top-Secret network enclaves. The ideal candidate will be responsible for vaulting privileged credentials, enforcing Just-In-Time (JIT) access, and integrating the PAM architecture with the broader Zero Trust ecosystem. Key Responsibilities PAM Solution Deployment: Lead the installation, configuration, and technical implementation of the enterprise PAM solution (Delinea focus) across multiple network enclaves. Credential Vaulting: Discover, inventory, and onboard all known privileged user, administrator, and service accounts into the secure PAM vault. Policy Enforcement: Design and configure policies for Just-In-Time (JIT) access, session recording, and privileged session monitoring to ensure zero standing privileges. Infrastructure Integration: Develop scripts and API integrations to connect the PAM solution with the existing Splunk SIEM for centralized logging and the Identity Governance (IGA) platform for lifecycle management. Security Compliance: Support the RMF accreditation process by developing Low-Level Design (LLD) documents, System Security Plans (SSP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO). Enterprise Rollout: Manage the expansion of PAM policies from initial pilot groups to full enterprise enforcement for all privileged users. Requirements Required: DoD 8570 Compliance: Must hold an IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CCNA Security) or higher. Specific Certifications: Delinea Certified Administrator is highly preferred/required. Technical Skills: Deep expertise in Privileged Access Management (PAM) architectures and "Zero Standing Privileges" concepts Experience implementing Just-In-Time (JIT) access workflows Proficiency in integrating PAM tools with Active Directory, SIEM (Splunk), and IGA tools. Labor Category Description Function: Applies a set of disciplines for planning, analyzing, engineering, and designing information systems, including specialized engineering of security solutions. Responsibilities: Develops analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solutions. Performs enterprise-wide strategic systems planning, business information planning, and business analysis. Analyze and recommendation of security/privacy products and services. Assessment of security/privacy policies and procedures. Applies process improvement practices to reengineer methodologies and principles and business process modernization projects. Applies reverse engineering and re-engineering disciplines to develop migration strategic and planning documents. Journeyman Education: BA/BS or MA/MS Years Exp: 3-10 A Journeyman labor category has 3 to 10 years of experience and a BA/BS or MA/MS degree. A Journeyman labor category typically performs all functional duties independently. Senior Education: MA/MS Years: 10+ A Senior labor category has over 10 years of experience and a MA/MS degree. A Senior labor category typically works on high-visibility or mission critical aspects of a given program and performs all functional duties independently. A Senior labor category may oversee the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status