HashiCorp Vault SME Engineer

MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing global IT and Engineering services firm delivering innovative technology solutions to leading enterprises including Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, and more. With a growing international presence across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, we help organizations turn ideas into outcomes through cutting-edge technology, industry best practices, and deep technical expertise.We’re expanding our team and looking for driven professionals who want to build impactful solutions in a collaborative, high-growth environment.HashiCorp Vault EngineerContract Duration: 8 MonthsLocation: Hybrid 3x a week (Preferred Locations Below)Pay $70 to 80/hrChandler, AZCharlotte, NCMenlo Park, NJDallas, TXMinneapolis, MNPosition Overview:The HashiCorp Vault Engineer will independently design, implement, and support enterprise grade Vault platforms with limited oversight. This role focuses on secure secrets management, automation, reliability, and collaboration across security, platform engineering, and application teams while operating in compliance driven environments.Responsibilities:Independently design, implement, and manage secure and highly available HashiCorp Vault platformsContribute to end-to-end automation of Vault provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management using Terraform and AnsibleDevelop and enforce platform standards for secrets management, authentication, authorization, and Vault best practicesAnalyze and resolve complex technical challenges involving cloud native and multi cloud integrations, Kubernetes authentication, PKI hierarchies, replication, and performance optimizationCollaborate with security, platform engineering, application teams, product owners, and vendorsTroubleshoot advanced issues including high availability failures, unseal workflows, authentication method failures, and secret engine configuration errorsImplement advanced Vault capabilities including static and dynamic secrets, PKI secret engines, database secrets, and namespace managementGuide and support engineering teams with Vault expertise, technical recommendations, and onboarding assistanceDrive continuous improvement through automation, performance tuning, reliability enhancements, and security hardeningProvide on call support on a rotational basis per team scheduleQualifications:Required Qualifications:Five or more years of technology infrastructure engineering or solutions experience or equivalent demonstrated experienceThree or more years of hands-on experience with HashiCorp Vault in enterprise environmentsExperience working within formal enterprise change management and compliance driven environmentsStrong hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, GitHub, and continuous integration and delivery pipelinesSolid Linux system administration experience including installation, configuration, security, and troubleshootingDeep understanding of the Vault lifecycle including installation, upgrades, high availability deployments, scaling, and cluster maintenanceDesired Qualifications:Experience designing and maintaining Vault secret engines including key value, database, PKI, cloud, LDAP, and dynamic secretsExperience implementing Vault authentication methods including LDAP, AppRole, Kubernetes, JWT OIDC, and certificate-based authenticationExperience implementing Vault auto unseal using hardware security module-based solutionsExperience configuring Vault audit logging, monitoring, and metrics using observability platforms such as Splunk and GrafanaHands on experience with Vault Agent, auto authentication, templates, and proxy integrationsStrong knowledge of DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and software development lifecycle conceptsProfessional HashiCorp Vault certificationTools and Technologies:HashiCorp VaultTerraformAnsibleLinuxKubernetesGitHubContinuous integration and delivery pipelinesMonitoring and observability platformsMatchPoint Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of anykind. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoffs, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.