Sr. Engineer, PAM - job 1 of 2

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

The Sr. Privileged Access Management (PAM) Engineer will be a key member of the new Versant Cyber organization and is responsible for securing, managing, and monitoring privileged accounts and credentials across systems, applications, and infrastructure. This individual is a leader over the PAM discipline and will work to enforce least privilege, minimize attack surface, and ensure sensitive access is auditable and tightly controlled. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Key areas of focus for the Sr. PAM Engineer include identifying unmanaged or hidden privileged accounts across systems, automating issuance, rotation, expiration, and revocation and delivering reports and audit trails aligned with regulatory requirements.  The successful candidate will be responsible for the following activities: 

• Deploy, configure, and maintain PAM platforms (e.g., CyberArk, Remediant (now Netwrix), HashiCorp Vault). 
• Ensure high availability, redundancy, and secure configuration of PAM solutions. 
• Develop and manage ephemeral access models that provide temporary, elevated access based on request and approval workflows. 
• Implement workflows for secure credential storage, rotation, and retrieval. 
• Enforce password complexity, rotation policies, and automatic credential management for local admin accounts, service accounts, and application credentials. 
• Promote, foster, and advocate for an environment of collaboration, diversity, and inclusion.  
• Define and enforce role-based access controls (RBAC) and least privilege access across infrastructure and endpoints. 
• Discover, onboard, and manage machine, service, and application accounts, including embedded credentials in scripts or automation pipelines. 
• Support secrets management integration in CI/CD pipelines. 
• Ensure access policies align with regulatory frameworks (e.g., SOX, NIST, PCI-DSS). 
• Work with infrastructure, DevOps, and application teams to embed PAM in standard workflows. 
• Collaborate and drive productivity and effective integration with adjacent Versant Cyber functions and specifically the synergies required across the security stack and technology platforms. 

• Minimum 5 years experience in identity and access management (IAM), security engineering, or infrastructure roles, with a strong focus on privileged access control. 
• Hands-on experience implementing and managing PAM tools in large-scale environments (e.g., CyberArk, BeyondTrust, HashiCorp Vault, Azure PIM). 
• Experience onboarding service accounts, application credentials, and secrets management. 
• Strong understanding of integration with Active Directory, LDAP, Azure AD, and identity providers (e.g., Okta, Entra). 
• Familiarity with identity federation and access management concepts (SAML, OAuth, OIDC). 
• Experience integrating PAM logs and session data into SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel) for visibility and alerting. 
• Understanding of audit trail requirements for privileged activity. 
• Experience providing direct support and input to business executives and taking a lead role in driving the strategic direction of the organization’s mission.  
• Bachelor’s Degree in an IT related field and/or equivalent work experience. 

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS: 

• Previous experience working in multiple large complex environments and specifically within the Identity and/or Security Engineering components of those organizations.  
• Previous experience working in identity, security engineering, and/or information security functions in the media and advanced technology industries.  
• Master’s Degree in an IT related field.

Additional Requirements: 

• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-Versant worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence. 

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $130,000 - $150,000.  

We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis. 

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.