Hewlett Packard Enterprise · 1 month ago
IAM Principal Secrets Management - PAM
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $276K/yr
10+ years expHewlett Packard Enterprise is a global edge-to-cloud company that advances the way people live and work. They are seeking a Principal Secrets Management Architect to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of secure secrets management solutions across hybrid environments, ensuring alignment with corporate security standards and best practices.
Data CenterEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologyIT ManagementNetwork Security
Responsibilities
Define the enterprise secrets management strategy, standards, and reference architectures aligned to HPE’s Zero Trust and IAM frameworks
Architect and design scalable secrets management solutions for hybrid environments — on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Lead the adoption of HashiCorp Vault Enterprise as the core platform for secrets storage, rotation, and access governance
Establish patterns for dynamic secrets, short-lived credentials, and API-based access control
Partner with enterprise architects, IAM, and DevSecOps leaders to define integration patterns and security models across platforms
Serve as the technical lead and SME for the design, configuration, and deployment of HashiCorp Vault Enterprise (Performance Replication, DR, Namespaces, PKI, Secrets Engines, and Authentication Methods)
Lead the integration of secrets management with PAM, CI/CD pipelines, cloud workloads, and container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker)
Implement policy-based access controls (RBAC, namespaces, AppRoles, OIDC, JWT) and automated credential rotation
Design and deploy audit logging, monitoring, and event correlation with SIEM/SOAR platforms
Support migration from legacy password vaults or static key stores to centralized secrets management platforms
Oversee performance tuning, disaster recovery, and lifecycle management for enterprise secrets management services
Define and enforce governance, access policies, and lifecycle controls for secrets and credentials
Ensure secrets management aligns with corporate and regulatory compliance standards (SOX, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53)
Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments for secret exposure and credential misuse scenarios
Partner with audit and compliance teams to demonstrate control effectiveness and continuous compliance
Act as the enterprise SME and advisor to cybersecurity, IAM, DevSecOps, and infrastructure teams on secrets management best practices
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and developers implementing secrets management integrations
Drive adoption across business units, ensuring consistent design patterns, automation, and governance models
Collaborate with product vendors and open-source communities to stay ahead of emerging capabilities and vulnerabilities in secrets management technologies
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
10+ years of IT or Cybersecurity experience, with 8+ years focused on secrets management, PAM, and IAM in enterprise environments
Proven experience in architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-grade secrets management platforms
Deep hands-on expertise with HashiCorp Vault Enterprise (auth methods, secrets engines, replication, DR, PKI, namespaces, APIs)
Experience integrating secrets management with PAM platforms (e.g., CyberArk, BeyondTrust) and DevOps toolchains (Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes)
Strong understanding of Zero Trust, Just-in-Time access, and ephemeral credential concepts
Proficiency in scripting and automation (PowerShell, Python, Terraform, or similar)
Familiarity with cloud-native identity services (AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, GCP Secret Manager)
Experience in enterprise security governance, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance frameworks
Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence across technical and executive stakeholders
Preferred
HashiCorp Certified Vault Expert
CISSP
CISM
AWS/Azure security certifications
Benefits
Health & Wellbeing
Personal & Professional Development
Unconditional Inclusion
Company
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an edge-to-cloud company that uses comprehensive solutions to accelerate business outcomes.
10001+ employees
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Leadership Team
Antonio Neri
President & CEO
Fidelma Russo
EVP & GM, Hybrid Cloud and Chief Technology Officer
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