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Job Title: Sr. Security Engineer (PKI)
Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)/ 2nd round In-person required
Duration: 12+ Months
Client: Delta Airlines
Job Description:
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS)
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 3–7+ years in PKI, cybersecurity engineering, or infrastructure security
- Hands-on experience with certificate lifecycle management
- Experience with PKI tools/platforms (e.g., Venafi, DigiCert, Microsoft CA, AWS ACM)
- Understanding of TLS/SSL, cryptographic principles, and key management
- Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.
- Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.
- Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
- Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States
WHAT WILL GIVE YOU A COMPETITIVE EDGE (PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS)
Experience with:
- HSMs and key custody operations
- PKI automation (APIs, pipelines, scripting)
- Cloud certificate services (AWS, Azure)
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks (NIST, PCI-DSS, CMMC)
- Experience scaling PKI in large enterprise environments
- Familiarity with trust store management across distributed systems
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES IN THIS ROLE:
1. PKI Infrastructure & Operations
- Ensure availability, resiliency, and patching of PKI infrastructure
- Support certificate issuance, renewal, revocation, and lifecycle management
2. Certificate Lifecycle Management
- Manage large-scale certificate environments across applications and infrastructure
- Ensure timely renewal and replacement of certificates
- Support trust store management and certificate chain integrity
3. Automation & Integration
- Build and implement automation for certificate lifecycle management
- Integrate PKI services with enterprise platforms (CI/CD pipelines, cloud services, applications)
- Deploy and operationalize tools such as connectors and automation pipelines
4. Governance, Standards & Policy Enforcement
- Enforce security policies related to certificate usage and cryptography
- Define and maintain standards for certificate issuance, validity, and usage
- Support compliance with regulatory frameworks (e.g., NIST, CMMC, PCI, TSA directives)
5. Cross-Team Collaboration
- Partner with application and infrastructure teams to enable certificate automation
- Provide guidance and supporting tooling while ensuring clear ownership boundaries
- Assist teams with onboarding to PKI services and automation
6. Risk Reduction & Incident Support
- Identify and remediate risks related to certificate expiration, misconfiguration, or trust failures
- Support incident response involving certificate or encryption issues
- Improve visibility and reporting for certificate health and compliance
7. Emerging Crypto & Future Readiness
- Support adoption of new cryptographic standards (e.g., post-quantum cryptography)
- Assist in modernization of PKI architecture and tooling
- Evaluate new solutions for scalability and resilience
Thanks & Regards
R.Ranjani
Sr US IT Recruiter
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