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Senior Engineer, Systems Engineering
Senior Engineer, Systems EngineeringIntercontinental Exchange • Atlanta, GA, United States
Senior Engineer, Systems Engineering

Senior Engineer, Systems Engineering

Intercontinental Exchange • Atlanta, GA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the evolution of our self-service Secrets Management and Shared Services platform, with a primary focus on HashiCorp Vault, automation, and secure infrastructure in a fintech environment. This role will drive the design, implementation, and operational excellence of Vault and related services across our on-premises infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.

You'll collaborate with security, DevOps, and application teams to build automation pipelines, enforce secrets governance, and integrate Vault with critical systems.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, deploy, and maintain HashiCorp Vault clusters for high availability and secure secrets management.
  • Develop automation scripts and tooling using Python, Shell, and Ansible to streamline operations and enforce security controls.
  • Integrate Vault with identity providers, PKI, and application platforms for dynamic secrets delivery.
  • Collaborate with InfoSec and DevOps teams to define and implement secrets governance policies.
  • Build and maintain CI / CD pipelines for secure deployment of Vault and shared services.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot Vault performance, access controls, and audit logs.
  • Lead efforts to modernize shared services infrastructure with a focus on automation and observability.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and incident response for Vault and related shared services.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal documentation and knowledge sharing.

Knowledge and Experience

  • 5+ years of experience in Linux systems engineering (RHEL preferred).
  • Hands-on experience with HashiCorp Vault in production environments.
  • Experience building a self-service HashiCorp Vault platform.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and Shell scripting for automation.
  • Experience with Ansible for configuration management and orchestration.
  • Proficient in API development, including RESTful APIs and microservices
  • Solid understanding of TCP / IP, TLS, and secure communication protocols.
  • Familiarity with CI / CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform a plus).
  • Experience with PKI, certificate management, and identity integration (LDAP, OIDC).
  • Knowledge of SRE principles, including monitoring, alerting, and incident management.
  • Ability to work in a regulated environment with a focus on security and compliance (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001).
  • Preferred

  • Experience in fintech, crypto, or other security-sensitive domains.
  • Exposure to container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with GCP, AWS, or hybrid cloud environments.
  • Understanding of threat modeling, secrets rotation, and zero trust architectures.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
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