Associate PAM Security Engineer
HCA Healthcare · Nashville, TN
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Jul 13, 2026
Nashville, TN
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-to-mid-level cybersecurity role focused on privileged access management (PAM) within a large healthcare organization. Day-to-day work involves deploying and maintaining PAM tools such as password vaults and session recording systems, supporting integrations with existing infrastructure, contributing to risk assessments and security audits, and producing technical documentation. The role suits someone with an IAM or systems engineering background who wants to deepen hands-on PAM expertise alongside senior engineers and architects.
Senior level · 5+ years · National · Full-time
Advertised as Junior, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The title 'Associate PAM Security Engineer' presents this as a junior/entry-level role, but the qualifications section hard-gates on 5+ years of experience in Identity and Access or System Engineering — a requirement that supports a Senior-level classification.
The Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems is explicitly stated as 'preferred,' not required, so no minimum degree is set.
Certifications (CISSP, CISM, PAM-specific, Microsoft security) are listed under a certifications section but framed as aspirational/preferred context rather than hard gates — no firm 'required' language accompanies them; they are marked preferred accordingly.
The Knowledge, Skills, Abilities section uses explicit 'Required' and 'Preferred' labels. IAM concepts and DevOps/CI/CD knowledge are labeled 'Required'; PAM solutions experience, Entra ID PIM, PowerShell/API scripting, and cybersecurity principles are labeled 'Preferred.'
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
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