
Privileged Access Management - Sr Associate
Houston, TXJob$77–202K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Privileged Access Management Senior Associate works within PwC’s Cybersecurity practice to secure and manage access to systems and data for clients. The role designs and implements privileged access controls, interprets client requirements, and applies tools and methods across environments. It also involves analyzing complex access challenges, guiding junior team members, building client connections, and developing solutions that support project objectives and evolving business needs.
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The Opportunity
As a Privileged Access Management Sr Associate you will focus on securing and managing access to systems and data through identity and access management work within our Cybersecurity practice. As a Senior Associate you will analyze complex access challenges, build meaningful client connections, guide junior team members, and use critical thinking to develop solutions that support broader project objectives and evolving business needs. In this role at PwC, you will design and implement privileged access controls, interpret client requirements, and apply tools and methods that help confirm secure and efficient access across environments.
Responsibilities
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Managing privileged access administration activities across client environments, including user provisioning, role changes, and removal of elevated permissions
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Configuring and maintaining privileged access management tools, identity platforms, and access control models to support secure system access
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Reviewing access requests, entitlements, and segregation of duties issues to identify risk and recommend corrective actions
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Analyzing access logs and authorization data to identify unusual activity, access gaps, and process improvements
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Developing technical documentation, control evidence, and operating procedures for identity and access management processes
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Supporting implementation of privileged access controls across Microsoft Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, CyberArk, and related platforms
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Interpreting client requirements and translating them into access governance, identity federation, and role based access control solutions
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Guiding junior team members through assigned tasks, quality checks, and issue resolution during delivery cycles
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Building client relationships through clear status updates, issue tracking, and responsive support for access management workstreams
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Coordinating testing, troubleshooting, and remediation efforts for access management solutions in complex environments
What You Must Have
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At least a Bachelor's degree
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At least 3 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
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Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Business Administration/Management, Computer and Information Science, Computer Applications, Computer Engineering, Information CyberSecurity, Information Technology, Management Information Systems
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Demonstrating Privileged Access Management experience in client support settings
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Utilizing CyberArk, Azure Active Directory, or Microsoft Active Directory
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Interpreting access controls, authorization models, and identity governance concepts
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Applying critical thinking to complex access management challenges
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Anticipating client needs while navigating ambiguity and change
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
How this job compares
Set against the 2,991 open Cybersecurity jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$77–202K/yr
- Texas median$133–228K/yr175 salary ranges
- US median$133–210K/yr2,367 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $140K, is 23% below the Texas median midpoint ($181K) — in the lowest quarter of Cybersecurity salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 223 open Cybersecurity jobs in Texas and 2,991 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Cybersecurity postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 2,611 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,575 of the 2,991 open Cybersecurity jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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