Lead HashiCorp Vault/Secrets Engineer

Prestige Staffing; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k)

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Prestige Staffing seeks a Lead Systems Engineer for the Secrets and Vault Engineering team within Identity and Access Management. You will build and automate enterprise secrets platforms (HashiCorp Vault) to support AI/ML, non-human identity, and post-quantum cryptography initiatives.

Lead architecture discussions, mentor peers, and own secure, scalable platform services. You will design, implement, and operate secret management, certificate lifecycle, and policy enforcement, while working with

Qualifications

• 7+ years of infrastructure, platform, or systems engineering experience.
• Proven production experience with HashiCorp Vault, including secret engines, authentication methods, and policy management
• Proficiency in Python and Shell scripting for automation
• Experience with Ansible for configuration management and orchestration
• Strong understanding of identity and authentication protocols (TLS, OAuth, OIDC, x.509)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred)
• Solid knowledge of Linux systems and RESTful API design
• Ability to communicate complex design concepts and trade-offs effectively
• Demonstrated experience in designing and operating secure, scalable platform services

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain secrets management, certificate lifecycle, encryption keys, and policy enforcement services
• Automate operations using Python and Ansible to improve efficiency, security, and reliability
• Develop self-service tooling for application teams, including templates and approval workflows integrated with enterprise systems like ServiceNow
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate security and operational requirements into robust platform solutions
• Contribute to the team’s strategic roadmap, especially around emerging areas like workload identity, policy-as-code, and non-human identity governance for AI/ML workloads
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and mentorship activities
• Maintain internal documentation, runbooks, and best practices
• Support services through a light on-call rotation
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Stimulating work with cutting-edge cryptography, AI, and identity projects
• Opportunity to shape enterprise-level security architecture and platform strategy
• Strong, stable organization with excellent growth prospects
• Comprehensive healthcare, 401(k), life insurance, and paid time off

Skills

Vault experience

Python scripting

Ansible automation

Identity protocols

CI/CD tools

Linux administration

Architecture design

Mentorship

Tools

HashiCorp Vault

Terraform

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

ServiceNow

Job description

Pay

$130,000 - $145,000 + 30% bonus

Location

100% On-site — JAX or ATL

Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Systems Engineer to join our Secrets and Vault Engineering team within the Identity and Access Management division. This critical role focuses on building, automating, and maintaining enterprise-level secrets management platforms, including HashiCorp Vault, to support advanced initiatives in AI/ML, non-human identity access management, and post-quantum cryptography. The ideal candidate will possess extensive hands-on experience with Vault in production, automation expertise, and a strategic mindset to influence future platform architecture and security posture. This is an excellent opportunity to lead innovative projects in a stable, forward-thinking organization, and to take ownership of the evolving cryptographic and identity solutions integral to enterprise security.

Requirements

• 7+ years of infrastructure, platform, or systems engineering experience
• Proven production experience with HashiCorp Vault, including secret engines, authentication methods, and policy management
• Proficiency in Python and Shell scripting for automation
• Experience with Ansible for configuration management and orchestration
• Strong understanding of identity and authentication protocols (TLS, OAuth, OIDC, x.509)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred)
• Solid knowledge of Linux systems and RESTful API design
• Ability to communicate complex design concepts and trade-offs effectively
• Demonstrated experience in designing and operating secure, scalable platform services

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain secrets management, certificate lifecycle, encryption keys, and policy enforcement services
• Automate operations using Python and Ansible to improve efficiency, security, and reliability
• Develop self-service tooling for application teams, including templates and approval workflows integrated with enterprise systems like ServiceNow
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate security and operational requirements into robust platform solutions
• Contribute to the team’s strategic roadmap, especially around emerging areas like workload identity, policy-as-code, and non-human identity governance for AI/ML workloads
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and mentorship activities
• Maintain internal documentation, runbooks, and best practices
• Support services through a light on-call rotation
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Stimulating work with cutting-edge cryptography, AI, and identity projects
• Opportunity to shape enterprise-level security architecture and platform strategy
• Strong, stable organization with excellent growth prospects
• Comprehensive healthcare, 401(k), life insurance, and paid time off