Privileged Access Software Engineer

GIGATEC Engineering•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

Support the secure backbone of mission operations by engineering, integrating, and sustaining the Delinea Tools Suite across Linux environments. This role is ideal for a software engineer with strong Linux, Python, Java, automation, and security experience who enjoys solving complex identity, privileged access, and secrets management challenges. You will serve as a Delinea technical expert while partnering with security, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to deliver scalable, compliant, and mission-ready solutions.

Requirements

Top Secret clearance required.
Favorable completion of a polygraph required.
Authorized to work in the U.S. (no employment visa sponsorship).
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.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Engineering, integrating, and sustaining the Delinea Tools Suite across Linux environments.
Serving as a Delinea technical expert.
Partnering with security, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to deliver scalable, compliant, and mission-ready solutions.
Troubleshooting system-level issues in distributed environments, including logs, services, networking, and authentication.
Sustainment and support of large Linux clusters including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution.