PKI Security Engineer

Job#: 3018387

Job Description:

Senior PKI Security Engineer

Location: remote working ET hours

Quantity: 3

Duration: ~13 months

Senior PKI Security Engineer

Capital One is looking for a Senior PKI Security Engineer within the Cyber organization who will be responsible for providing operational, engineering, and project support for an enterprise PKI environment. The Senior PKI Security Engineer is considered to be the expert in the operations of PKI, Certificates, and Encryption and should have expert level experience supporting large-scale and highly complex environments. This role will also require the ability to lead and coordinate efforts among the team. Individuals must be self-motivated and must be able to work well in a geographically dispersed, virtual team environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participate or lead complex or high severity troubleshooting and incident problem resolutions with other infrastructure teams or vendors
• Analysis, design and implementation of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), certificate and security solutions
• Translate business needs into workable technology solutions that meet the needs of internal customers
• Act as a project lead or participate as a team member on projects involving PKI, certificates and security
• Monitor the PKI and Certificate incident queue and resolve all levels of issues
• Create, review, approve and implement changes to the PKI and Certificate environment
• Analyze current PKI and Certificate environment to identify both technical and operational challenges and develop solutions for improvement
• Act as PKI and Certificate lead on complex incidents, changes or upgrades
• Represent the Crypto Services team on global incident management calls including interacting with other technical teams, customers or vendors
• Analyze data and identify trends to facilitate root cause analysis and identify opportunities for service improvement
• Participate in capacity planning, performance monitoring and maintenance to ensure high availability and proactively identify opportunities for service improvement
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles.
• Act as the PKI and Certificate lead for periodic disaster recovery exercises
• Participate on an off hours on-call support rotation
• Effectively communicate technical issues\\challenges to both technical and non-technical audiences

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification
• At least 4 years of Information Technology experience
• At least 2 years of experience with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering
• Understanding of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles
• Experience leading technical teams or leading projects
• AWS Certification
• Experience in Python or other programing or scripting languages
• 3+ years of PKI Experience
• Experience in PKI certificate and security technical experience that includes the operational support and implementation of large-scale, enterprise level solutions
• 2+ years UNIX experience

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.