Principal Security Engineer

$142k to $186k

Johnston, RI, United StatesPosted Nov 6, 2026

Against the United States typical range

Job description

Dev. Sec. Ops Engineer – IAM Locations: Johnston, RI (Preferred) Providence, RI Boston, MA Iselin, NJ Franklin, TN Dallas/Irving, TX Plano, TX As a Dev. Sec. Ops Engineer, you will be responsible for the development, administration, maintenance, promotion, and support of the Hashi. Corp Vault identity-based secrets and encryption management system across multiple environments for the Citizens Bank Identity and Access Management (IAM) Engineering team.

As a team, IAM Engineering is responsible for developing and IAM solutions that facilitate the acceleration and adoption of cloud-native, computing, secrets management in code for Citizens Bank. This includes building patterns and processes that allow for reduced friction in cloud development and applications teams to ingest IAM secure code, API, policies, and controls as part of the normal CI/CD pipeline.

The Dev. Sec. Ops Engineer will work to ensure that the Hashi. Corp Vault technical design is sound, that services are highly available and performant, that customers are onboarded and configured dependent on their needs, and that required maintenance is performed as necessary.

Responsibilities include

  • Knowledge of AWS, Azure, and Hashi. Corp Vault
  • Using an Agile methodology, assist with setting task and project priority and following through the board as decided and set
  • Perform version upgrades, machine image builds and deployment, and other maintenance tasks as needed
  • Meet and work with others to understand application and user needs from Hashi. Corp Vault
  • Using Git and Terraform, define, and configure Hashi. Corp Vault namespaces for a variety of secrets engines and backends
  • Assist with Jenkins pipeline creation, configuration, and Hashi. Corp Vault interoperability
  • Using the Data. Dog and Splunk data aggregation tools to monitor health and performance of the Hashi. Corp Vault infrastructure
  • Ensure that security policy, compliance requirements, and Cloud platforms best practices are implemented across all projects Experience and Skills:
  • Previous experience in Identity and Access Management or Information Security with a solid understanding of the requirements and goals of IAM as a regulatory and security function
  • Expert level experience with Hashi. Corp Vault
  • Experience with the Dev/Sec/Ops model and Agile tools and processes, including Atlassian products such as Jira and Confluence, Trello, Scrum and Kan. Ban
  • Experience with Hashi. Corp Terraform
  • Experience with the Linux and Windows Server operating systems
  • Experience with version control systems, primarily Git
  • Experience with Kubernetes and Docker
  • Experience with automation/CI/CD systems, primarily Jenkins
  • Experience with building scalable Cloud infrastructure and processes
  • Experience in CI/CD methodology and applying the DevOps mindset and principles
  • Experience in systems operations management and maintaining environments for enterprise applications
  • Proven experience in collaborating with cross-functional business units
  • Experience managing Cloud platform spending through metrics and reporting
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or comparable field or equivalent experience Hours & Work Schedule Hours per Week: 40 Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, occasional after-hours as needed to perform job duties Pay Transparency The salary range for this position is $142,000–$186,000 per year, plus an opportunity to earn additional incentive earnings (if applicable). Actual pay is based on various factors including, but not limited to, the budget, work location, and relevant skills and experience. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit Citizens Benefits .

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