Privileged Access Management (PAM) Senior Specialist (HashiCorp Vault experience required)

Job Description:At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!Overview:At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!Position Summary:This role reports directly to the Technology Executive overseeing Privileged Access Management governance and operations for the bank and will play a key role in advancing enterprise adoption of CyberArk and HashiCorp Vault by establishing scalable operating routines, adoption models, and delivery discipline across the organization. The individual must be highly driven and technically proficient, with the ability to lead strategic and execution-focused initiatives that onboard applications to privileged access and secrets management platforms while ensuring alignment with enterprise security standards.The successful candidate will serve as a key liaison across security, application development, infrastructure, and API management teams, driving seamless integration of security capabilities into business services. This individual must be comfortable operating at both strategic and technical levels, influencing cross-functional teams, shaping adoption strategies, and establishing scalable execution practices that can support future growth of the function.Key Responsibilities:Enterprise Adoption & ExecutionDrive adoption of CyberArk and HashiCorp Vault across application portfolios.Develop onboarding plans, roadmaps, and milestones to accelerate platform adoption.Coordinate cross-functional delivery across application, infrastructure, security, product, and platform teams.Track metrics, risks, dependencies, and blockers to ensure execution discipline and measurable progress.Application Integration & Technical EnablementPartner with application teams to design and implement vault-aware solutions aligned to security standards.Provide technical guidance on secrets management, privileged access integration, credential modernization, and secure implementation practices.Review solution designs and integration patterns to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.Identify opportunities to simplify adoption through automation, scalable integrations, and repeatable practices.Stakeholder Engagement & InfluenceBuild trusted relationships with technology leaders, architects, developers, and business partners.Communicate status, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.Influence teams to align around enterprise security objectives, adoption priorities, and delivery timelines.Required Qualifications:10+ years’ experience leading security, IAM, PAM, secrets management, or application security initiatives in a large enterprise environment.Strong understanding of CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, privileged access management, secrets management, and application security principles.Ability to work directly with application development teams and understand modern application architectures, APIs, and integration patterns.Demonstrated ability to drive complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution.Technical depth to review solution designs, implementation approaches, and alignment with enterprise security standards.Strong organizational, communication, stakeholder management, and influence skills.Detail-oriented execution mindset with the ability to establish structure, governance, and delivery discipline.Preferred QualificationsExperience with cloud-native architecture, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation.Knowledge of secure software development lifecycle practices.Familiarity with identity security, machine identities, and enterprise-scale authentication and authorization patterns.Experience operating in highly regulated or large enterprise environments.Shift:1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week: 40Pay Transparency detailsUS - CO - Denver - 1144 15th St - Denver Gis (CO9926), US - DC - Washington - 1800 K St NW - 1800 K Street NW (DC1842), US - IL - Chicago - 540 W Madison St - Bank Of America Plaza (IL4540), US - MA - Boston - 100 Federal St - 100 Federal St Lp (MA5100), US - NJ - Jersey City - 101 Hudson St - 101 Hudson (NJ2101)Pay and benefits informationPay range$135,000.00 - $182,100.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.Discretionary incentive eligibleThis role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.BenefitsThis role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.SummaryLocation: Boston; Washington; Denver; Jersey City; ChicagoType: Full time