Senior Technical Engineer

enGen; United States; Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

enGen is seeking a Senior Technical Engineer to join our technical engineering team, focusing on secure onboarding to Secrets Management and PKI platforms within a hybrid-cloud environment. You will work hands-on with HashiCorp Vault-based solutions, troubleshooting, and cross-team collaboration to enable scalable integrations across enterprise and cloud ecosystems.

You will guide application teams in integrating secrets, certificates, and authentication mechanisms, spanning intake through

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a computer-related field.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms and DevOps tooling.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, code, test, and implement technical solutions with minimal defects.
• Collaborate with IT, product, analytics, and business teams to gather requirements.
• Monitor progress and report issues to leadership regularly.
• Document processes and participate in technical reviews.

Skills

HashiCorp Vault

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Python

Cloud experience

Education

BSc in CS

MSc in CS

Tools

GitLab

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

This Senior Technical Engineer position is a key member of a technical engineering team, enabling secure and scalable application onboarding to the organization's Secrets Management and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) platforms within a hybrid-cloud environment. The role primarily focuses on HashiCorp Vault-based solutions, involving significant hands-on engineering, deep technical troubleshooting, and cross-team collaboration. The Senior Technical Engineer will act as a subject matter expert, supporting Vault operations and infrastructure, and guiding application teams in integrating secrets, certificates, and authentication mechanisms across enterprise and cloud environments. This role spans the entire technical lifecycle, from intake and analysis to solution design, configuration, build, automation, and ongoing operational support, ensuring secure, reliable, and compliant integrations.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for one or many of the following tasks analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions, as well as providing general production monitoring and support, meeting defined scope, target dates and budgets with minimal or no defects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across IT, product, analytics, and business teams to gather requirements and provide technical solutions that meet organizational needs
• Monitor work against production schedule and provide progress updates and report any isses or technical difficulties to leadership on a regular basis.
• Document technical processes and procedures, and participate in technical reviews and knowledge sharing sessions
• Collaborate on the design and implementation of with architecture to ensure solution alignment to enterprise goals and standards
• Mentor other associate and intermediate technical engineers as needed
• Perform technical analysis and provide insights to support decision-making across various departments
• Stay up-to-date with the latest relevant technologies and industry best practices
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED

• 5 years of experiences in one or many of the following tasks analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions, as well as providing general production support, meeting defined scope, target dates and budgets with minimal or no defects.
• 5 years of technical problem solving, solution implementation, team/project collaboration
• 5 years of basic computer science concepts and principles, common operating systems, development languages/scripting

PREFERRED

• 2+ years of experience with HashiCorp Vault
• HashiCorp Vault Associate Certification
• Experience designing, building, and deploying scalable solution architectures through automation tooling (Terraform, Ansible) and source control (GitLab)
• Experience working with applications and services hosted inside Google, Amazon, and Microsoft public cloud infrastructure
• Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining containerized environments (Cloud Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift)
• Familiarity with Agile workflows
• Familiarity with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

SKILLS

• Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment
• Adaptability Ability to take on diverse tasks and projects, adapting to the evolving needs of the organization
• Analytical Thinking Strong analytical skills with a focus on detail and accuracy
• Interest and ability to learn other technologies as needed
• Technical Proficiency Comfortable with a range of data tools and technologies, with a willingness to learn new skills as needed
• Strong track record in designing, implementing, and/or supporting large-scale technical solutions
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
• Demonstrated passion for user experience and improving usability
• Team Collaboration A team player who can work effectively in cross-functional environments
• Experience and willingness to mentor junior technical engineers and help develop their skills and leadership

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Ability to speak and write English fluently and idiomatically
• Solid security foundations through the full application stack
• Natural ability to document processes and break down complex tasks verbally and through diagramming
• Scripting experience and concepts in BASH, PowerShell, Ansible, and Python
• Strong code literacy, with the ability to read and understand code and automation authored by others
• Kubernetes and OpenShift container technologies
• Terraform, Ansible Automation Platform, GitLab, or other automation technologies
• Knowledge of infrastructure concepts, such as OS (Linux, Windows), hypervisors, and networking
• Authentication and PKI concepts with understanding of Active Directory/LDAP, key/certificate management and token

EDUCATION

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field.

PREFERRED

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field.

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

• None

PREFERRED

• HashiCorp Vault Associate Certification
• Google, Amazon, Azure or other Cloud Service Certification

Language (Other Than English)

None

Travel Requirement

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type
Office- or Remote-based
Teaches / trains others
Occasionally
Travel from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Rarely
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Never
Physical work site required
No
Lifting up to 10 pounds
Constantly
Lifting 10 to 25 pounds
Occasionally
Lifting 25 to 50 pounds
Rarely

Disclaimer

The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement

This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Pay Range

Pay Range Minimum
$94,200.00

Pay Range Maximum
$151,000.00

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