Software Engineer - (SWE)

BeyondSOF; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BeyondSOF is seeking a Software Engineer to own the engineering, integration, and sustainment of the Delinea Tools Suite on Linux. You will implement secure credential management, PAM, and secrets automation aligned with mission security and compliance requirements.

As the SME for Delinea on Linux, you will collaborate with security, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to design scalable solutions, troubleshoot distributed systems, and ensure robust authentication and access controls across

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux, scripting, and IAM security practices.
• Hands-on with Delinea products (Secret Server, PAM, etc.).
• Ability to troubleshoot distributed Linux clusters and CI/CD automation.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, implement, integrate, and sustain the Delinea Tools Suite on Linux.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and DevOps teams.
• Provide SME guidance on Delinea technologies and IAM/PAM practices.

Skills

Linux CLI

Bash Python

Python Java

Linux administration

Delinea products

LDAP/AD/FreeIPA

IAM/PAM security

CI/CD secrets automation

Ansible SaltStack

Docker Podman

Tools

Ansible

SaltStack

Docker

Podman

REST APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

The Software Engineer shall be responsible for the engineering, implementation, integration, and sustainment of the Delinea Tools Suite in a Linux environment. This role ensures secure credential management, privileged access controls, secrets management, and automation capabilities that align with mission security and compliance requirements. The Software Engineer shall serve as the SME for all Delinea technologies running on Linux systems and shall collaborate closely with security, infrastructure, and DevOps teams.

Position Required Skills

• Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux Suite of Tools
• Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
• Recent software development experience using Python and Java
• Strong background in Linux administration such as RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, Ubuntu
• Hands-on experience implementing or supporting at least one Delinea product (e.g., Secret Server, Privilege Manager, DevOps Secrets Vault)
• Experience integrating Delinea with directory services (LDAP, Active Directory, FreeIPA).
• Understanding of identity and access management (IAM), privileged access management (PAM), certificate-based authentication, and security best practices
• Experience troubleshooting system-level issues in distributed environments, including logs, services, networking, and authentication
• Familiarity with API-based integrations, RESTful services, and secrets automation in CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as Ansible and SaltStack
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Podman, and associated secret-handling patterns
• Experience with the sustainment and support of large Linux clusters including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution

Position Desired Skills

• Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Experience supporting enterprise security tools or working in a cybersecurity-focused software engineering role