IBM · 11 hours ago
Senior Engineer - HashiCorp Vault
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior LevelIBM Software transforms client challenges into solutions by building AI-powered, cloud-native products. The role involves designing, building, and operating HashiCorp Vault as a service, focusing on secure and compliant secrets management across Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.
Business DevelopmentBusiness Information SystemsCRMData ManagementFoundational AISoftware
Responsibilities
Apply advanced technical expertise and HashiCorp principles to design and resolve complex models and procedures
Deliver creative, effective solutions while understanding cross-functional interdependencies
Lead the application of existing products and services, and influence the development of new policies and ideas
Own and drive the reliable execution of large projects (typically spanning 4–12 weeks), including end-to-end design, full lifecycle implementation, and troubleshooting
Evaluate trade-offs, propose solutions, remove blockers, and communicate progress to stakeholders
Collaborate directly with internal teams, customers, and external communities to design solutions based on real-world requirements
Advocate for technical roadmap initiatives that improve systems and organizational effectiveness beyond individual projects
Debug and resolve complex issues, review code for quality and patterns, and mentor other engineers
Guide team collaboration activities such as pairing and knowledge sharing
Participate in hiring by leading interviews for junior candidates and contributing to calibration for mid-level roles
Participate in on-call rotations, pairing, and team planning to support product needs
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience building production-grade services in Golang with strong testing and code quality practices
Experience with managing Kubernetes workloads and platform components, including networking, storage, and security
Skilled in designing reliable, scalable, and operable distributed systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP
Cloud-native mindset with solid DevOps principles and automation expertise
Proven decision-making using data-driven approaches to solve technical challenges
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree
Experience with cloud monitoring tools to implement robust observability practices that prioritize metrics, logging and tracing for high reliability and performance
Hands-on experience operating HashiCorp Vault at scale (auth methods, PKI/Transit/KV engines, policies, HA/DR, backups)
Experience with managing Kubernetes workloads and platform components, including networking, storage, and security
Experience with Openshift, Helm, Kustomize, Terraform, and GitOps workflows (Argo CD/Flux)
Understanding of TLS/mTLS, certificate management, IAM, and secrets lifecycle
Company
IBM
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Founded in 1911
10001+ employees
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Funding
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unknown2011-01-14IPO
Leadership Team
Alain Bénichou
Chief Executive Officer, IBM Greater China Group
Alex Yang
CTO and Chief Architect
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