Senior Backend Engineer (Cryptography) - Hashicorp Vault

IBM

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Work type: On-site
Location: Austin, TX
Posted: 25 days ago

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TL;DR · Senior Backend Engineer (Cryptography) - Hashicorp Vault

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We are seeking a senior backend engineer with expertise in cryptography to join our team focused on developing and maintaining HashiCorp Vault. In this role, you will work closely with security experts to enhance the cryptographic capabilities of Vault, ensuring robust data protection and key management solutions. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and implementing secure APIs, integrating new encryption algorithms, and optimizing performance for large-scale deployments. Proficiency in Go is essential, along with experience in cryptography libraries such as Bouncy Castle or OpenSSL. Knowledge of cloud services like AWS KMS and understanding of distributed systems architecture will be highly beneficial. This position offers the opportunity to tackle complex security challenges at scale within a fast-growing technology company.

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HashiCorp Vault Go AWS Kubernetes CI/CD Docker PostgreSQL Git Swagger JSON Web Tokens OAuth 2.0 RESTful APIs

What you'll do

Design and implement secure cryptographic algorithms for backend systems.
Optimize performance of encryption/decryption processes in HashiCorp Vault.
Ensure compliance with industry standards for data security and privacy.
Develop and maintain APIs for key management and secret storage.
Conduct code reviews to ensure cryptographic best practices are followed.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in backend software development.
Proficient in cryptography and secure system design principles.
Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
Experience with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP is preferred.
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
Familiarity with HashiCorp products, especially Vault, is a plus.

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