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# Design Engineer - HashiCorp Vault/Identity & Access Management (IAM)

- **Company:** Uniting People
- **Location:** Sheffield, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £143,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Architectural Patterns, User Authentication, Authentication Protocols, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Data Security, Software Design Documents, Federated Identity Management, High-Level Architecture, Identity and Access Management, Kerberos (Protocol), Key Management, OAuth, Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Single Sign-On, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Togaf, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools, Hashicorp, Terraform
- **Published:** November 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-FD5EBD30861D6049FD/

## About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Design Engineer with strong expertise in Cybersecurity, Identity & Access Management (IAM) and HashiCorp Vault to join a major financial services transformation programme., HashiCorp Vault & Terraform

 * 3+ years' experience working with HashiCorp Vault, ideally within on-premise environments.
 * 3+ years' experience using HashiCorp Terraform.
 * Proven experience designing and building complex Terraform modules.
 * Strong understanding of Vault integrations, Secret Engines and authentication methods.
 * Experience troubleshooting Vault integration issues and improving service efficiency.
 * Experience developing reusable secrets management patterns.

Identity & Access Management/Cybersecurity

 * Experience designing or implementing Workload Identity Frameworks.
 * Strong understanding of Identity & Access Management (IAM).
 * Experience with Privileged Access Management (PAM).
 * Knowledge of federated identity and Single Sign-On (SSO).
 * Understanding of authentication protocols including Kerberos, OAuth and SAML.
 * Strong cybersecurity knowledge across areas such as infrastructure, network, cloud, application or data security.

Architecture & Leadership

 * Experience producing high-level designs and end-to-end solution architecture.
 * Ability to present technical solutions to senior stakeholders and design authorities.
 * Experience working within large-scale IT transformation programmes.
 * Strong understanding of enterprise and solution architecture.
 * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
 * Experience managing technical risks, dependencies and design governance., * Degree or equivalent professional experience in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or Software Engineering.
 * CISSP, CISM or another recognised cybersecurity certification.
 * SABSA or TOGAF certification.
 * Experience within banking or financial services.
 * Strong Jira and Confluence experience.

## Description

You will be responsible for managing end-to-end solution design, producing high-level architecture designs and ensuring solutions align with business requirements, security principles and enterprise architecture standards.

The successful candidate will have substantial hands-on experience with HashiCorp Vault and Terraform, alongside the ability to define secure, scalable and reusable secrets management solutions within large-scale enterprise environments.

You will also work closely with technical architects, engineers, senior stakeholders and design authorities, providing technical leadership and guidance across key programmes., * Lead end-to-end solution design, producing high-level architecture and technical design documentation.

 * Design and implement secure HashiCorp Vault integrations and secrets management solutions.
 * Develop and maintain complex Terraform modules.
 * Define and influence secrets management strategies and architectural patterns.
 * Design and implement workload identity frameworks within enterprise environments.
 * Work across Identity & Access Management, Privileged Access Management (PAM) and federated identity.
 * Identify, document and mitigate technical risks, issues and design deviations.
 * Present architectural solutions and design decisions to senior stakeholders and design authorities.
 * Provide technical leadership and guidance to architects, engineers and project teams.
 * Ensure solutions meet security, regulatory and business requirements.