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Mid Systems Engineer, CyberArk

Eliassen Group

Washington, DC • 9/7/2026

Engineering , Information Technology , Professional

Job Description

Job Description
Description:

Onsite in Washington, DC

Our client seeks a Mid Systems Engineer, CyberArk, to support a Privileged Access Management program for a federal environment. The role will assist senior engineers with CyberArk deployment, operations, reporting, and vulnerability mitigation across development, test, and production. The engineer will support stakeholder engagement, change management, disaster recovery activities, and patching of vault appliances while contributing to quantitative analysis of alternatives and documentation.

Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident.Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Public Trust clearance.This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $50.00 to $55.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:
  • Assist in deploying and maintaining CyberArk PAM across development, test, and production environments.
  • Support management of roles, safes, policies, and access controls within CyberArk.
  • Help plan and execute software updates, patches, and upgrades following change management processes.
  • Contribute to proof of concept efforts, pilots, demos, and analysis of alternatives with quantitative criteria.
  • Prepare and improve operational and security reporting aligned to stakeholder and DHS CISA requirements.
  • Identify and help remediate security vulnerabilities and support on-call troubleshooting for PAM services.
  • Support annual disaster recovery testing and assist in documenting recovery and contingency plans.
  • Assist with operating system patching and maintenance of vault appliances and related infrastructure.
  • Map functional requirements to technical designs and document architectures, results, and recommendations.
Experience Requirements:
  • Minimum 5 years providing solutions engineering support including architecture, engineering design, proof of concept, pilots, analysis, results, and documentation.
  • Experience mapping functional requirements to technical requirements and identifying suitable technologies.
  • Background conducting proofs of concept, pilots, and demos to evaluate technologies against requirements.
  • Ability to perform quantitative analysis of alternatives and produce clear recommendation papers.
  • At least 1 year implementing CyberArk lifecycle management in an enterprise environment of comparable scale to DOT.
  • At least 3 years of server administration with Windows Server 2019 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
  • Proficiency integrating CyberArk with SailPoint (preferred).
  • Extensive Active Directory experience across account management, Group Policy, AD Schema, PKI, and PowerShell automation (preferred).
  • SQL Server 2019 administration skills including backups, indexing, integrity checks, installation, configuration, ports and protocols, maintenance plans, troubleshooting, and data modeling/ERDs (preferred).
  • Ability to configure CyberArk for secure interoperability with networks, iDRAC, applications, cloud, storage, servers, and appliances (preferred).
  • U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency with ability to obtain Public Trust.
Education Requirements:
  • CyberArk Sentry certification.
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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:

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About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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