Privileged Access Management; PAM Sr. Analyst

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 is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to be 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!

This role reports directly to the Technology Executive overseeing Privileged Access Management governance and operations for the bank. This role is primarily responsible for ensuring that relevant Privileged Access controls are adequately enforced across platforms and applications to comply with or exceed requirements in the IAM Standard.

• This role is primarily responsible for ensuring that relevant Privileged Access Controls are enforced across platforms and applications to provide optimal security.
• Partner with PAM Governance leads to ensure that Privileged Access Controls are appropriately measured, reported and governed.
• Appropriately assess Privileged Access risk when business and technology decisions are made, demonstrating an outstanding risk management mindset and best practices to safeguard BAC’s reputation, its clients, and assets by driving or exceeding compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, adhering to BAC Policy and Standards.
• Monitor industry information security and PAM trends and engages peer organizations to refine and enhance BAC’s PAM strategy.
• Apply industry PAM best practices, templates, and documentation while also proposing improvements based on practical knowledge.
• Provide extensive Active Directory security best practices and consultation to the cross functional teams, ensuring compliance with or exceeding IAM standards, and better protect privileged accounts against cyberattacks.
• Develop new PAM requirements and cloud‑based security solutions to govern cloud identities, credentials, and access.
• Establish and maintain strong partnership with other Global Information Security (GIS) functions, Core Technology Infrastructure (CTI), Cyber Security Technology (CST), Third Party management, Global Compliance and Operations Risk (CGOR), internal Audit, and regulatory agencies.
• Influence technology and PAM tools’ owners to build/implement enhanced PAM solutions that are efficient, highly‑effective, and modern and able to result in material risk reduction in sustainable manner.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop PAM requirements that iteratively support long term PAM modernization and transformation (covers Process, Data and Technology aspects).
• Engage with Product Managers and Senior Architects to comprehend the strategic PAM technology roadmap, which dictates the need for modernized security principles.
• Consult with the business to identify gaps and governance issues, leveraging own domain expertise to find effective solutions.
• Clearly articulate reasons and methods behind proposed changes through informative materials for educating others.

• 10+ years experience.
• Provide education to team members and technology partners regarding the proposed changes.
• Partner with the policy governance team for socialization and publication of proposed changes to the PAM Standard
• Take accountability for addressing PAM risks. Proactively identify risk and ways to continuously enhance and improve BAC’s PAM controls. Implement and take decisive actions in finding solutions. Drives towards intended outcomes.
• Engage senior management to provide factual, transparent, and timely reporting on…