Vault is a leader in the enterprise security and machine identity space. In this role, you can expect to: * Drive Engineering and Operational Excellence: Set the standard for engineering excellence, driving best practices, architecture review processes, and operational maturity across the organization. * Influence Technical Strategy: Apply deep knowledge of the business and advanced software engineering expertise to guide and influence the most challenging projects that are transformational, complex, high-risk, or technically demanding. * Lead in Innovation: Anticipate, identify, and execute on innovative and visionary concepts for IBM/HashiCorp products and practices that drive the product roadmap, solve complex industry issues, and aim for game-changing market leadership. * Steward Architecture: Shape the organization's technical direction on key technologies, architectural patterns, and client solutions, particularly in areas like reliable data lifecycle, secure orchestration, and control plane. * Force Multiply the Cross-Functional Team: Act as a force multiplier by actively mentoring senior engineers, delegating high-leverage work, developing and building a sustainable, strong peer technical network to scale organizational impact.