Secrets Management Technical Analyst

Secrets Management Technical Analyst – Contract – Remote – $65.00 - $69.20/hr. The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s/applicant’s qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position. The end client is unable to sponsor or transfer visas for this position; all parties authorized to work in the US without sponsorship are encouraged to apply. Our client is seeking an Secrets Management Technical Analyst for Remote opportunity. Role Description The Secrets Management Technical Analyst is responsible for discovering, compiling, researching, analyzing, and documenting data, requirements, workflows, controls, and business processes within Enterprise Security Product & Services. This role serves as a subject matter expert and liaison across technical and business teams, supporting cybersecurity compliance and secure credential handling practices. The analyst will support Secrets Management operations, ensuring rapid remediation of exposed credentials identified by automated scanning tools. • Discover, Review, validate, and analyze alerts generated by secret scanning platforms to identify insecurely stored or exposed secrets. • Support Non Human Identity (NHI) management, including governance, lifecycle oversight, and alignment of system/service accounts with enterprise security policies. • Monitor and enforce secret rotation compliance, ensuring credentials are rotated according to policy and assisting teams in meeting regulatory and internal rotation requirements. • Coordinate with application teams, business owners, system owners, and engineering partners to remediate compromised credentials and enforce secure rotation workflows. • Collaborate with security engineers to validate findings, confirm ownership, and assess the impact of policy or process changes. • Track findings end to end, ensuring timely resolution and accurate attribution of ownership. • Assist in improving scanning accuracy and optimizing discovery and remediation pipelines in partnership with engineering teams. • Serve as liaison between IAM and business partners to ensure cohesive remediation and secure credential usage practices. • Prepare and deliver metrics and dashboards related to exposed secrets, mean time to detect/remediate, repeat offenders, and security posture trends. • Support Non Human Identity (NHI) management, including governance, lifecycle oversight, and alignment of system/service accounts with enterprise security policies. • Monitor and enforce secret rotation compliance, ensuring credentials are rotated according to policy and assisting teams in meeting regulatory and internal rotation requirements. • Maintain procedural documentation and create automation runbooks Skills & Requirements • secrets scanning & credential exposure analysis • NHI (non-human identity) knowledge • service account governance (creation, governance, rotation, decommissioning). • secret rotation & credential hygiene compliance • IAM knowledge • IR & security ops alignment • requirements gathering, analysis & documentation • ability to create dashboards and metrics for data analysis • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or other related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training or experience • Knowledge of IT policies, security procedures, and identity governance frameworks. • Understanding of foundational security concepts (AAA, authentication fundamentals, Zero Trust). • Experience with secret scanning technologies, automated discovery tools, or credential hygiene workflows. • Familiarity with IAM concepts, incident response processes, and secure access management for Enterprise Security Product & Services. • Experience generating security metrics, supporting risk mitigation, or assembling audit evidence. • Exposure to Privileged Access Management (PAM) tools such as CyberArk. • Ability to translate technical findings into clear, actionable business recommendations. • Process improvement mindset with a focus on security, quality, and operational efficiency. • Ability to serve as a trusted advisor to development, infrastructure, and business teams. • Experience with secret management on the Multicloud (AWS, OCI, Azure) Benefits/Other Compensation This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit). Why Hays? You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there’s a position you really want, you’re fully prepared to get it. Nervous about an upcoming interview? Unsure how to write a new resume? Visit the Hays Career Advice section to learn top tips to help you stand out from the crowd when job hunting. Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees. 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