: SSH Engineer

Position Details

- Job Title: SSH Engineer
- Job Location: Pan India
- Business Group: Group B3/ 6 + Years of experience
- Department: Data Security Consulting
- Job Function: Cyber Security

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced SSH Engineer to manage and secure Secure Shell (SSH) access across the enterprise environment. The candidate will be responsible for SSH key discovery, key management, remediation, privileged access controls, and SSH governance.

The role involves implementing and managing SSH security tools, supporting PrivX implementation, developing Python-based automation, and working with IAM (Identity and Access Management) and PAM (Privileged Access Management) teams to strengthen security controls.

The ideal candidate should have solid SSH security knowledge, hands-on Unix/Linux experience, automation skills, and an understanding of enterprise privileged access management.

Key Responsibilities

- SSH Key Management: Discover, inventory, validate, and manage SSH keys across enterprise systems.
- SSH Key Remediation: Identify SSH key-related security risks, resolve vulnerabilities, remove unauthorized keys, and support key rotation and remediation activities.
- SSH Security and Governance: Implement SSH security policies, access controls, compliance requirements, and governance standards.
- Privileged Access Management: Support privileged access controls and integrate SSH access with PAM and IAM solutions.
- PrivX Implementation: Assist with the deployment, configuration, integration, and administration of PrivX for secure privileged access.
- Automation and Scripting: Develop Python scripts and use automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform to streamline SSH discovery, remediation, and security operations.
- Unix/Linux Administration: Troubleshoot SSH connectivity, authentication, authorization, key permissions, and configuration issues.
- Security Monitoring: Use Splunk and related monitoring tools to investigate SSH-related security events and identify suspicious access activities.
- Incident Management:



Investigate SSH security incidents, troubleshoot issues, document findings, and coordinate remediation.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with infrastructure, application, IAM, PAM, and cybersecurity teams to implement SSH security improvements.
- Documentation and Reporting: Maintain SSH inventories, remediation records, operational procedures, and compliance documentation.
- Service Management: Use ServiceNow for incident tracking, change requests, problem management, and remediation follow-ups.

Must-Have Skills

Candidates should have practical experience in the following areas:

1. SSH (Secure Shell): Strong understanding of SSH authentication, public/private key pairs, SSH key discovery, key management, key rotation, and security remediation.
2. Unix/Linux: Hands-on experience with Linux/Unix systems, SSH configuration, user access, permissions, and troubleshooting.
3. Python: Ability to write scripts for automation, SSH key processing, reporting, and security-related tasks.
4. Privileged Access Management (PAM): Understanding of privileged accounts, secure access controls, and privileged session management.
5. Identity and Access Management (IAM): Knowledge of authentication, authorization, access governance, and identity-related security controls.
6. PrivX: Experience with PrivX implementation, administration, configuration, or privileged access integrations is highly desirable and should be prioritized.
7. Security Remediation: Experience identifying SSH security gaps, managing remediation activities, and implementing security controls.

Good-to-Have Skills

- Terraform for infrastructure automation and configuration management.
- Ansible for automated configuration, deployment, and system administration.
- Splunk for log analysis, security monitoring, and incident investigation.
- ServiceNow for incident, change, and problem management.
- Experience with enterprise cybersecurity governance, audit, and compliance requirements.
- Experience integrating SSH security solutions with enterprise IAM/PAM platforms.

Interested Pls apply here with your updated resume at [email protected] or DM your resume

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