Vault Application Engineer/Administrator (Hashicorp)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage HashiCorp Vault for secret management, encryption, and access control in a zero trust environment.
• Implement and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available Vault Primary, DR, and Performance Replica clusters.
• Integrate Vault with Kubernetes for dynamic secrets, authentication, and workload identity management.
• Collaborate with DevOps and security teams to enforce zero trust security policies and best practices.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools for Vault administration and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Vault performance and security in production environments.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards for data protection and security (FISMA).
• Contribute to the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines for secure application deployments.
• Document processes, configurations, and architecture for knowledge sharing and compliance.

Required Skills

• 3+ years of experience as a Web Application Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar role.
• Hands-on experience administering HashiCorp Vault in production environments.
• Deep understanding of zero trust security principles and their application in cloud-native platforms.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages such as Python or Bash.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Puppet, Ansible).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., TeamCity, GitLab CI, ArgoCD).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) and their Kubernetes offerings (e.g., EKS, GKE).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues in distributed systems.

Benefits and Salary

• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.
• Targeted salary range: $130,000 - $180,000.