Cybersecurity Architect (CyberArk) - 12-Month Contract (Potential Extension)
About the Opportunity
I'm currently partnering with a leading global international investment bank with a strong presence across Asia Pacific. The organisation operates one of the region's largest enterprise technology environments and continues to invest heavily in Identity & Access Management, Privileged Access Management (PAM), cloud security and Zero Trust initiatives.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a regional cybersecurity team responsible for designing and securing enterprise-scale privileged access platforms that support critical banking infrastructure across APAC.
The Role
This is an end-to-end Cybersecurity Architect position with a strong focus on CyberArk Privileged Access Management (PAM).
You'll take ownership of the architecture, design, implementation and continuous improvement of the organisation's CyberArk platform, working closely with infrastructure, cloud, DevSecOps and application teams across the region.
Key responsibilities include:
- End-to-end CyberArk architecture, design and implementation.
- Designing secure privileged access solutions across Windows, Linux, Unix, databases and cloud platforms.
- Building highly available and resilient PAM environments.
- Driving privileged credential lifecycle management, password rotation and secrets management.
- Automating CyberArk processes using PowerShell, Python and REST APIs.
- Partnering with Cloud, Infrastructure and DevSecOps teams to integrate privileged access controls into modern platforms and CI/CD pipelines.
- Providing technical leadership and influencing PAM strategy across APAC.
Key Requirements
- 8+ years of cybersecurity experience with strong architecture and engineering exposure.
- Deep hands-on experience with CyberArk PAM (Vault, CPM, PSM, PVWA).
- Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale CyberArk environments.
- Strong knowledge of Windows, Linux/Unix, Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos and privileged authentication.
- Experience with PowerShell, Python and automation.
- Good understanding of cloud security and hybrid IAM environments.
Highly Preferred
⭐ Hands-on experience with CyberArk Conjur (policy-as-code, secrets management, Kubernetes integration, automation).
Conjur is a significant advantage for this position and candidates with practical implementation experience will be highly regarded.
Why Consider This Opportunity
- Join one of the world's leading international investment banks with a strong technology footprint across APAC.
- Opportunity to own and influence the end-to-end CyberArk architecture for a large-scale enterprise environment.
- Exposure to cloud, DevSecOps, Zero Trust and enterprise IAM initiatives.
- Work alongside highly experienced regional cybersecurity and infrastructure teams.
- 12-month contract with strong potential for extension, subject to project requirements and performance.