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Privileged Access Management Software Engineer

TS/SCI w/ PolyAnnapolis Junction, MD· Onsite· full-time· $230k – $240k

Experience required

  • No degree: 9+ years
  • Bachelor's: 7+ years

About the role


Telework: None

  • 7 years of experience as a software engineer
  • 2 additional years of experience as a software engineer may be substituted for a degree

Responsibilities

  • The Software Engineer shall be responsible for the engineering, implementation, integration, and sustainment of the Delinea Tools Suite in a Linux environment.
  • This role ensures secure credential management, privileged access controls, secrets management, and automation capabilities that align with mission security and compliance requirements.
  • The Software Engineer shall serve as the SME for all Delinea technologies running on Linux systems and shall collaborate closely with security, infrastructure, and DevOps teams.
  • Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux Suite of Tools
  • Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
  • Recent software development experience using Python and Java
  • Strong background in Linux administration such as RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, Ubuntu
  • Hands-on experience implementing or supporting at least one Delinea product (e.g., Secret Server, Privilege Manager, DevOps Secrets Vault)
  • Experience integrating Delinea with directory services (LDAP, Active Directory, FreeIPA).
  • Understanding of identity and access management (IAM), privileged access management (PAM), certificate-based authentication, and security best practices
  • Experience troubleshooting system-level issues in distributed environments, including logs, services, networking, and authentication
  • Familiarity with API-based integrations, RESTful services, and secrets automation in CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as Ansible and SaltStack
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Podman, and associated secret‑handling patterns
  • Experience with the sustainment and support of large Linux clusters including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution
  • Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence
  • Experience supporting enterprise security tools or working in a cybersecurity-focused software engineering role

Compensation

Posted Annualized Salary: $230,000 – $240,000