Vault Application Engineer/Administrator (Hashicorp)

• 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.