Integration & Automation Engineer

Company Description

Darwin Resources is a woman-owned Consulting and Talent Acquisition firm providing comprehensive staffing solutions across the United States. Specializing in personalized recruitment strategies, we excel in matching top-tier talent with the right opportunities. Our mission is to help businesses build strong, high-performing teams. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide bespoke solutions tailored to the needs of our clients.

Integration & Automation Engineer

any of the mentioned locations : Boston, MA, NYC, NJ, Atlanta GA, Austin TX, Sacramento CA

Role Description:

We are seeking a skilled Integration & Automation Engineer with expertise in cryptographic key management to design, develop, and maintain automation solutions that enhance the security, efficiency, and scalability of our enterprise cryptographic infrastructure. This role will focus on integrating key management systems (KMS) and hardware security modules (HSMs) with enterprise applications, cloud environments, IoT and DevSecOps workflows. The Ideal candidate has experience with the secure automation, scripting, API development, and integrating cryptographic solutions within financial or highly regulated environments.

What you will be responsible for

• Design and implement integrations between cryptographic key management systems and enterprise applications, cloud platforms, and security tools.
• Develop and maintain APIs, microservices, and automation scripts to streamline cryptographic operations.
• Enable seamless integration with multi-cloud key management services (AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, OCI KMS)
• Collaborate with security architects, application teams, and DevSecOps engineers to embed encryption management into CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate key lifecycle processes such as key generation, rotation, distribution, revocation and decommissioning.
• Build monitoring and alerting mechanisms to detect cryptographic anomalies and improve operational efficiency.
• Ensure automation and integrations align with cryptographic policies, compliance and regulations (PCI DSS, GDPR, FIPS 140-2/3), and security best practices.
• Work closely with risk and compliance teams to provide audit trails and access control mechanisms for key and certificate operations.
• Assist in vulnerability management and patching of cryptographic components and automation workflows.
• Troubleshoot integration and automation issues, ensuring high availability and reliability of cryptographic services.
• Stay up to date on emerging encryption technologies, cloud security trends, and automation frameworks.
• Provide technical documentation and training for internal teams on cryptographic integration best practices.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• An understanding of key management.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to effectively drive results, provide feedback/direction, and manage and build relationships with leaders and team members in a geographically dispersed team environment
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills

• Education & Preferred QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or Java for automation and integrations.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, JSON, XML, and WebSockets to integrate key management solutions
• Experience with key management systems (HashiCorp Vault, ASW KMS, Azure Key Vault, OCI KMS).
• Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Chef, and CI/CD automation.
• Understanding of cryptographic algorithms (AES, RSA, ECC), hardware security modules (HSMs), and secure key storage practices.
• Experience working in financial institutions or other highly regulated industries.
• Knowledge of blockchain technology and its cryptographic principles is a plus.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, AWS Security Specialty, HashiCorp Certified Vault Associate or CCSK.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST 800-57, ISO 27001 or PCI DSS.