Arden Hills Principal Identity Security Engineer Privileged Access Management (PAM) MN 55112

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Additional Location(s): US-MN-Arden Hills; US-MA-Marlborough Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions. About the role: Boston Scientific was recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Workplaces for Engineers in 2026, reflecting a culture where engineers do meaningful work. Boston Scientific was recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026, ranking No. 15 on the Top 100 list, reflecting the culture our employees experience every day. At Boston Scientific, cybersecurity plays a critical role in protecting patients, safeguarding intellectual property, supporting regulatory compliance and maintaining manufacturing continuity while enabling innovative technologies that improve and save lives. We are seeking a Principal Identity Security Engineer specializing in Privileged Access Management (PAM) to provide advanced technical leadership in the architecture, engineering, security and resilience of enterprise privileged access and identity security capabilities. In this highly technical individual contributor role, you will serve as a subject matter expert in CyberArk and related identity security technologies, driving secure, scalable solutions across a complex global medical technology environment. You will influence technical strategy, establish engineering standards, lead complex initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to strengthen identity security and operational resilience. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on CyberArk expertise, strong enterprise security architecture experience and the ability to translate business, cybersecurity and regulatory requirements into practical engineering solutions. Success requires balancing security, patient safety, product quality, validated-system constraints and business continuity. Work model, sponsorship, relocation: At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time. Your responsibilities will include: Provide principal-level technical leadership for enterprise Privileged Access Management (PAM), identity security architecture and privileged identity resilience. Design and implement secure, scalable PAM architectures, engineering standards, technical controls and modernization solutions aligned with enterprise cybersecurity objectives. Serve as a technical subject matter expert for CyberArk, including privileged account management, session monitoring, credential rotation, secrets management, remote access and related identity security capabilities. Lead complex CyberArk engineering initiatives involving platform integration, upgrades, performance optimization, high availability, disaster recovery and operational resilience. Develop secure privileged access patterns for administrators, service accounts, application identities, vendors, cloud workloads, databases, network devices and other critical enterprise systems. Evaluate and recommend complementary identity security technologies, including BeyondTrust, Delinea, Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management, HashiCorp Vault and other emerging platforms. Design and advance Zero Trust security controls, least-privilege access, just-in-time access, zero standing privilege and privileged identity threat detection capabilities. Strengthen security controls for human and non-human identities, including service accounts, machine identities, application identities and emerging AI-agent identities. Integrate PAM capabilities with identity governance, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, cloud platforms, security operations, monitoring and enterprise technology services. Develop privileged access solutions for manufacturing and operational technology (OT) environments, including industrial control systems, manufacturing execution systems, laboratories and validated systems. Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Infrastructure and Cybersecurity teams to implement security controls while minimizing production disruption, operational risk and regulatory impact. Design compensating controls, secure vendor-access solutions and phased remediation approaches for legacy systems and environments with technical or validation constraints. Translate applicable regulatory, audit and security requirements into practical technical controls, engineering standards and supporting documentation. Apply relevant cybersecurity and regulatory frameworks, including FDA requirements, ISO 13485, IEC 62443, NIST Cybersecurity Framework and other applicable standards. Develop and validate privileged access recovery, emergency-access and break-glass solutions to strengthen enterprise cyber resilience and business continuity. Provide technical expertise during significant security incidents, risk assessments, vulnerability remediation, control testing and recovery exercises. Establish technical health indicators and security metrics to evaluate platform effectiveness, control adoption, resilience and risk reduction. Troubleshoot complex identity security issues, perform root-cause analysis and implement sustainable engineering improvements. Collaborate with enterprise architects, cybersecurity leaders, infrastructure engineers, cloud teams and business stakeholders to align identity security solutions with enterprise requirements. Mentor engineers, contribute to architecture reviews, promote engineering best practices and influence technical decisions across global teams. Evaluate emerging identity security technologies, threats and industry practices to recommend improvements to enterprise security capabilities. Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, information technology or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. Minimum of 8 years' experience in cybersecurity engineering, identity security, security architecture, infrastructure security or a closely related technical discipline. Minimum of 5 years' experience designing, implementing, integrating or supporting enterprise Privileged Access Management solutions. Deep hands-on expertise with CyberArk, including privileged account management, credential management, session monitoring, platform integration and security architecture. Strong knowledge of PAM architecture, identity security principles, privileged access controls and secure authentication technologies. Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale identity security solutions across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments. Demonstrated experience leading complex technical projects, developing engineering standards and influencing enterprise architecture decisions. Strong understanding of Zero Trust, least privilege, privileged identity security, service account management and secrets management. Experience implementing security controls, improving platform resilience and addressing vulnerabilities or operational risks in critical enterprise environments. Experience collaborating with cross-functional technology, cybersecurity and business teams to deliver complex security solutions. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, technical documentation and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex security concepts to technical and nontechnical stakeholders. Preferred qualifications: Experience working in a large, global or highly re