Job Specifications
Santcore Technologies is seeking a HashiCorp Vault (Enterprise) Specialist for one of our major clients in the secure financial services domain at Culpeper, VA (Hybrid – Onsite 2 days/week required).
We are looking for a hands-on security engineer with deep experience in Vault Enterprise, Terraform, Ansible, and RHEL hardening. The selected consultant will work in a high-security environment and contribute to secure automation, platform integrations, and infrastructure hardening.
Key Responsibilities
Deploy, configure, and maintain HashiCorp Vault Enterprise clusters (including HA architectures).
Monitor Vault performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and implement security hardening best practices.
Integrate Vault with enterprise systems, authentication methods, and automation pipelines.
Develop and maintain Terraform modules for secure infrastructure provisioning.
Troubleshoot, monitor, and harden RHEL environments, including SELinux policy management.
Build and maintain Ansible roles, playbooks, and automation workflows (including AWX/Ansible Tower).
Assist internal teams with Vault onboarding, usage support, and operational readiness.
Participate in on-call rotation as required.
Maintain at least 2 days/week onsite presence in Culpeper, VA.
Required Skills (Must-Have)
3+ years of experience in security engineering, platform security, or security automation.
3+ years hands-on experience managing HashiCorp Vault Enterprise, including:
HA deployments
Monitoring & debugging
Hardening and best practices
Secret engines, auth methods, integrations
Strong hands-on experience with:
Terraform (module development)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (troubleshooting, monitoring, hardening)
Ansible (roles, playbooks, AWX/Ansible Tower)
Preferred Skills
Go development (particularly for custom Vault plugin development)
Jenkins (automation pipelines)
Splunk (dashboards, alerts, queries)
ELK Stack (integration, dashboards, queries)
SELinux (policy development and troubleshooting)
Nice-to-Have Certifications
HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate
HashiCorp Vault Operations Professional
Terraform Associate
Red Hat Certifications
Soft Skills
Analytical problem-solving and strong troubleshooting mindset
Ability to work cross-functionally within security, cloud, and DevOps teams
Strong documentation and communication skills
Detail-oriented and committed to enterprise security best practices
Adaptability in dynamic and fast-paced technical environments
About the Company
At Santcore Technologies, we empower businesses to secure, modernize, and scale with confidence. Our core expertise spans cybersecurity, cloud transformation, CRM integration, corporate training, digital experience design, and IT talent solutions--delivered with a focus on quality, agility, and measurable impact. Whether you're strengthening your security posture, automating workflows, enhancing user engagement, or building high-performing teams, our seasoned professionals bring deep technical knowledge and a commitment to c...
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