Vault Application Engineer​/Administrator; Hashicorp

Overview

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is actively looking for a skilled Hashicorp Vault Application Engineer/Administrator to join our team, focusing on the design and implementation of on‑premises and cloud Hashi Corp Vault clusters. You will play a critical role in ensuring secure secret management, identity‑based access, and seamless integration within our on‑prem and cloud‑native (AWS and GCP) hybrid infrastructure. This position requires expertise in Hashi Corp Vault, Zero‑trust security principles, and a passion for building reliable and scalable systems.

This opportunity is full time and onsite at the NIH‑NCBI in Bethesda, MD and/or remote work.

• Design, deploy, and manage Hashi Corp 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 Dev Ops 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.

• 3+ years of experience as a Web Application Engineer, Dev Ops Engineer, or similar role.
• Hands‑on experience administering Hashi Corp 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., Team City, Git Lab 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.

The targeted salary range for this position is $130,000 – $180,000, commensurate with experience and location. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.