diff --git a/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/hyperdrive/trigger/scheduler/executors/spark/SparkYarnClusterServiceImpl.scala b/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/hyperdrive/trigger/scheduler/executors/spark/SparkYarnClusterServiceImpl.scala
index 4e8062dfe..7c8e54c72 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/hyperdrive/trigger/scheduler/executors/spark/SparkYarnClusterServiceImpl.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/hyperdrive/trigger/scheduler/executors/spark/SparkYarnClusterServiceImpl.scala
@@ -15,18 +15,15 @@
 
 package za.co.absa.hyperdrive.trigger.scheduler.executors.spark
 
-import org.apache.spark.launcher.{
-  InProcessLauncher,
-  NoBackendConnectionInProcessLauncher,
-  SparkAppHandle,
-  SparkLauncher
-}
+import org.apache.hadoop.security.UserGroupInformation
+import org.apache.spark.launcher.{InProcessLauncher, NoBackendConnectionInProcessLauncher, SparkAppHandle}
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service
 import za.co.absa.hyperdrive.trigger.configuration.application.SparkConfig
 import za.co.absa.hyperdrive.trigger.models.enums.JobStatuses.{Lost, SubmissionTimeout, Submitting}
 import za.co.absa.hyperdrive.trigger.models.{JobInstance, SparkInstanceParameters}
 import za.co.absa.hyperdrive.trigger.api.rest.utils.Extensions._
 
+import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction
 import java.util.UUID.randomUUID
 import java.util.concurrent.{CountDownLatch, TimeUnit}
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -38,6 +35,8 @@ class SparkYarnClusterServiceImpl @Inject() (
   executionContextProvider: SparkClusterServiceExecutionContextProvider
 ) extends SparkClusterService {
   private implicit val executionContext: ExecutionContext = executionContextProvider.get()
+  private val SparkYarnPrincipalProp = "spark.yarn.principal"
+  private val SparkYarnKeytabProp = "spark.yarn.keytab"
 
   override def submitJob(
     jobInstance: JobInstance,
@@ -49,17 +48,18 @@ class SparkYarnClusterServiceImpl @Inject() (
     updateJob(ji).map { _ =>
       val submitTimeout = sparkConfig.yarn.submitTimeout
       val latch = new CountDownLatch(1)
-      val sparkAppHandle =
-        getSparkLauncher(id, ji.jobName, jobParameters).startApplication(new SparkAppHandle.Listener {
-          import scala.math.Ordered.orderingToOrdered
-          override def stateChanged(handle: SparkAppHandle): Unit =
-            if (handle.getState >= SparkAppHandle.State.SUBMITTED) {
-              latch.countDown()
-            }
-          override def infoChanged(handle: SparkAppHandle): Unit = {
-            // do nothing
+      val sparkAppHandleListener = new SparkAppHandle.Listener {
+        import scala.math.Ordered.orderingToOrdered
+        override def stateChanged(handle: SparkAppHandle): Unit =
+          if (handle.getState >= SparkAppHandle.State.SUBMITTED) {
+            latch.countDown()
           }
-        })
+        override def infoChanged(handle: SparkAppHandle): Unit = {
+          // do nothing
+        }
+      }
+      val sparkAppHandle =
+        startSparkJob(getSparkLauncher(id, ji.jobName, jobParameters), sparkAppHandleListener, jobParameters)
       latch.await(submitTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
       sparkAppHandle.kill()
     }
@@ -103,6 +103,24 @@ class SparkYarnClusterServiceImpl @Inject() (
     sparkLauncher
   }
 
+  private def startSparkJob(inProcessLauncher: InProcessLauncher,
+                            sparkAppHandleListener: SparkAppHandle.Listener,
+                            jobParameters: SparkInstanceParameters
+  ): SparkAppHandle = {
+    val user = jobParameters.additionalSparkConfig.find(_.key == SparkYarnPrincipalProp).map(_.value)
+    val keytab = jobParameters.additionalSparkConfig.find(_.key == SparkYarnKeytabProp).map(_.value)
+    (user, keytab) match {
+      case (Some(u), Some(k)) =>
+        val ugi = UserGroupInformation.loginUserFromKeytabAndReturnUGI(u, k)
+        ugi.doAs(new PrivilegedExceptionAction[SparkAppHandle]() {
+          override def run(): SparkAppHandle = {
+            inProcessLauncher.startApplication(sparkAppHandleListener)
+          }
+        })
+      case _ => inProcessLauncher.startApplication(sparkAppHandleListener)
+    }
+  }
+
   /*
     Fixed inspired by https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43040793/scala-via-spark-with-yarn-curly-brackets-string-missing
     See https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-17814