Manvitha Reddy Sama

About Manvitha Reddy Sama

Experienced CyberArk Engineer with 5 years in designing, deploying, and managing Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions across enterprise environments. Specializing in CyberArk Privilege Cloud and Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM), with strong expertise in account onboarding, policy configuration, API integration, and secure remote access.Skilled in automating credential management, improving access governance, and supporting high-availability PAM infrastructure. Proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance security posture and ensure compliance across hybrid IT environments.

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   CenterPoint Energy

   Jan 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   As a CyberArk Engineer specializing in Privilege Cloud, I am responsible for deploying, configuring, and maintaining CyberArk’s SaaS-based privileged access solution in high-availability and disaster recovery environments. I work closely with security, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure secure onboarding, account lifecycle management, and seamless PAM integrations.Key Responsibilities:Installed and configured CyberArk Privilege Cloud Connector to deploy CPM, PSM, and apply hardening policies automatically.Set up and maintained Secure Tunnel, enabling log forwarding to SIEM tools and supporting secure remote access.Integrated LDAP groups and mapped them to Privilege Cloud roles to manage user entitlements efficiently.Reviewed and customized Master Policies; created platforms and defined policy exceptions as needed.Deployed PSM for SSH (Unix Connectors) and configured Remote Access to manage cross-platform privileged access.Ran Discovery Scans and configured onboarding rules for automatic account management.Installed and upgraded CyberArk EPV, PVWA, AIM, CPM, CCP, including version upgrades from 10.4 to 11.7. 11.7 to 13.0 Implemented High Availability and Disaster Recovery for core CyberArk components, and developed failover/failback strategies.Developed custom CPM plugins (e.g, Palo Alto, Splunk, network devices) using PowerShell and Python.Configured CCP and REST APIs to enable secure credential retrieval by application teams.Created and maintained platforms, safes, and policies, and onboarded privileged accounts for Windows, UNIX, databases, Cisco devices, and more.Implemented SSH Key Manager and supported its integration with UNIX teams as part of enterprise PAM strategy.Conducted environment audits, supported access reviews, and generated management reports using DNA and PVWA tools.Provided 24/7 support, handled alert responses, and worked with system owners to resolve access or password rotation issues.

Education

• Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  Master's degree, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

• JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad

  Bachelor's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering