IDAM Secrets/PAM Governance Specialist - AI

Spencer Rose is urgently seeking an IDAM Secrets/PAM Governance Specialist to join our Financial Services client in Yorkshire for a 6+month contract. £350-390 per day INSIDE IR35. ASAP Start. 3 days a week onsite. Strong likelihood of extension.

The role purpose:

Define and run governance for the use of AI (including GenAI) within Secrets Management and Privileged Access Management (PAM) processes and tooling. You'll ensure AI-enabled capabilities (eg, copilots, automation, analytics) are secure-by-design, auditable, and compliant-reducing credential risk while improving operational efficiency.

Required Skills:

• Strong background in IDAM security controls, specifically Secrets Management and/or PAM governance.
• Working knowledge of AI/GenAI risk and controls (auditability, data protection, human oversight, secure integration patterns).
• Experience operating in regulated environments with governance, audit evidence, and risk management.
• Ability to translate risk into practical standards engineers can implement.
• Strong stakeholder management and clear written communication.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Familiarity with tools such as CyberArk/BeyondTrust/Delinea and Vault/Key Vault/AWS Secrets Manager.
• DevSecOps and CI/CD secrets patterns; scanning and remediation approaches.
• Knowledge of AI security frameworks (eg, OWASP LLM Top 10, NIST AI RMF) and threat modelling.
• Experience with service identity patterns (managed identities, workload identity federation).

Interviews are taking place over the next 7 days with a view to have the team onboarded within August.