StrongDM Engineer

Job Description: StrongDM Engineer

Location: Irvine, CA or SNO, TX

Duration: 1 year contract

Any Visa

Rate: $75/hr on C2C

Min 12+ years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

·        StrongDM Administration: Configure, administer, and support StrongDM access controls, gateways, resources, identities, roles, and access policies.

·        Privileged Access Management (PAM): Implement least-privilege access, privileged session controls, access approvals, and audit trails in alignment with enterprise security requirements.

·        AWS Security: Integrate StrongDM with AWS environments and support secure access to cloud resources, databases, and infrastructure.

·        Kubernetes Access Management: Configure and troubleshoot secure access to Kubernetes clusters, namespaces, and related resources using StrongDM.

·        Identity and Access Management: Integrate with enterprise identity providers and SSO solutions, support role-based access control (RBAC), and manage user provisioning and deprovisioning.

·        Scripting and Automation: Develop scripts and automation workflows using Python, Bash, or PowerShell to streamline access provisioning, configuration management, operational tasks, and reporting.

·        Infrastructure as Code: Support automated and repeatable configurations using Terraform and Git-based workflows.

·        Security Monitoring and Auditing: Review access logs, investigate access issues, support audit requirements, and help maintain compliance with security policies.

·        Troubleshooting and Operations: Diagnose and resolve StrongDM connectivity, authentication, authorization, gateway, and resource-access issues.

·        Documentation and Collaboration: Maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and configuration standards while collaborating with IAM, Cloud Engineering, Security Operations, and application teams.

Required Skills and Qualifications

·        Hands-on experience administering and supporting StrongDM in an enterprise environment.

·        Strong understanding of Privileged Access Management (PAM) concepts, including privileged access controls, least privilege, session auditing, and access governance.

·        Practical experience with AWS services and cloud security, including IAM roles, policies, and permissions.

·        Experience with Kubernetes, including cluster access, namespaces, RBAC, and authentication and authorization mechanisms.

·        Proficiency in scripting using Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation and troubleshooting.

·        Understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM), SSO, federation, authentication, and authorization.

·        Experience troubleshooting secure connectivity to cloud infrastructure, databases, and other enterprise resources.

·        Familiarity with Linux environments, networking fundamentals, DNS, TLS/SSL, and TCP/IP.

·        Experience with Git, CI/CD practices, and infrastructure automation.

·        Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

·        Experience integrating StrongDM with identity providers such as Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, or other enterprise SSO platforms.

·        Familiarity with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

·        Experience with other PAM solutions, such as CyberArk, BeyondTrust, or Delinea.

·        Experience supporting production environments, incident management, change management, and on-call operations.

·        Relevant AWS, Kubernetes, cloud security, or IAM certifications.