Senior Specialist, Cybersecurity Engineering

MSD Malaysia; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 117,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck seeks a Privileged Access & Secrets Management Engineer to design, deploy, and operate HashiCorp Vault and privileged access capabilities across on-prem and cloud environments. You will work with identity, automation, cloud, and application teams to reduce cyber risk and enable secure automated secrets delivery.

You will build patterns, onboarding guidance, integrate with CI/CD pipelines, and ensure lifecycle management of secrets from injection to rotation, while maintaining audit

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in CS/Info Systems.
• 5+ years designing, deploying, and supporting HashiCorp Vault in on-premises environments with CI/CD integrations.
• Strong understanding of secrets lifecycle management including dynamic secrets, engines, and auth methods.
• Experience with privileged account management techniques: vaulting, rotation, least-privilege access, service account security.
• Experience integrating security platforms with Windows, Linux/Unix, databases, cloud services, applications, and APIs.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to change, and work in a large, global matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support HashiCorp Vault on-premises.
• Develop onboarding guidance for Vault and secrets management across teams.
• Support Vault integrations with CI/CD tools, automation, and deployment pipelines.
• Enable secure injection, retrieval, rotation, and lifecycle management of secrets.
• Integrate PAM with enterprise apps, infrastructure, and cloud platforms.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and support production operations.
• Develop automation, standards, and audit-ready processes to improve security and efficiency.

Skills

HashiCorp Vault

CI/CD integrations

Secrets lifecycle

Privileged Access

OS: Windows/Linux

Automation/scripting

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Info Systems

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Active Directory/Microsoft Entra ID

Job description

Privileged Access & Secrets Management Engineer (R3) HashiCorp Vault & CI/CD Automation

Role Summary Join our IT Risk Management & Security team and play a key role in protecting a global enterprise’s most critical systems, accounts, and secrets. As a Privileged Access & Secrets Management Engineer, you will design, deploy, and operate HashiCorp Vault and privileged access capabilities that reduce cyber risk and enable secure, automated secrets delivery. This role offers the opportunity to help shape enterprise privileged access and secrets management capabilities while working across identity, automation, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams.

What You'll Do

• Design, implement, and support HashiCorp Vault in on-premises environments.
• Develop reusable patterns, standards, and onboarding guidance for HashiCorp Vault and secrets management across application, infrastructure, and automation teams.
• Support HashiCorp Vault integrations with CI/CD platforms, deployment pipelines, automation workflows, and application delivery processes.
• Enable secure injection, retrieval, rotation, and lifecycle management of secrets used by build, release, and runtime environments.
• Integrate PAM with enterprise applications, infrastructure and cloud platforms, and APIs.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and support production operations.
• Develop automation, standards, and operational processes that improve security, efficiency, and improve audit readiness.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience), preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing, deploying, and supporting HashiCorp Vault in on-premises environments, including integrations with CI/CD tools, automation frameworks, APIs, and application deployment workflows.
• Strong understanding of secrets lifecycle management including dynamic secrets, secrets engines, and auth methods for service accounts, workloads, applications, and non-human identities.
• Practical knowledge of privileged account management techniques: vaulting, password rotation, secrets management, least-privilege access, and service account security.
• Experience integrating security platforms with Windows, Linux/Unix, databases, cloud services, applications, and APIs.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to change, and work effectively within large, global, matrixed organizations.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and explain technical concepts to varied technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, or similar technologies.
• Hands-on experience with identity platforms such as Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID, cloud identity management, etc.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow for change and incident management and experience automating tasks with PowerShell or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with NIST, ITIL, or related security frameworks.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, Security+, or similar credentials.
• Experience in healthcare, life sciences, or other highly regulated industries.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles, cloud security, and modern identity security practices.

Required Skills

• Access Management Software
• Access Management Software
• Azure Active Directory (AD)
• Certificate Services
• Cloud Security
• Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity Analytics
• Cybersecurity Operations
• Delivery of Security Applications
• Design Applications
• HashiCorp Vault
• Identity Access Management (IAM)
• Incident Response
• Information Assurance
• Information Security
• IT Security Architecture
• Linux
• Network Segmentation
• Operational Technology (OT) Security
• Red Hat Ansible
• Security Analysis
• Security Analytics
• Security Controls
• Security Evaluations
• Security Fundamentals
• {+ 9 more}

Preferred Skills

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The salary range for this role is $117,000.00 - $184,200.00 This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.