Vault Application Engineer/Administrator (Hashicorp)

Summary

Black Canyon Consulting LLC is a professional services and technology-focused organization supporting biomedical research and public health applications. The HashiCorp Vault Application Engineer/Administrator will design, deploy, and manage Vault clusters across on-premises and cloud environments, while implementing secure secret management, identity-based access, automation, Kubernetes integration, and zero trust security practices.

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

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

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * 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

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Tuition reimbursement