Immediate need for a talented Cyber Defense Engineer Mid / PKI Engineer. This is a 06+months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Irving,TX (Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID: 26-29632
Pay Range: $50/hr - $60/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and maintain enterprise PKI platforms, including Certificate Authorities (CAs), Registration Authorities (RAs), HSMs, OCSP responders, and certificate enrollment services.
- Issue, renew, revoke, and replace digital certificates for users, devices, servers, applications, cloud services, and network appliances.
- Implement and enforce PKI security controls, certificate policies, and cryptographic standards.
- Design and support automated certificate management solutions using Microsoft AD CS, Venafi, Keyfactor, DigiCert, ACME, and scripting technologies.
- Manage cryptographic key generation, storage, rotation, escrow, and destruction processes.
- Diagnose and resolve certificate-related issues impacting applications, websites, VPNs, and authentication systems.
- Develop and maintain PKI architecture diagrams, procedures, technical documentation, and governance standards.
- Participate in security assessments, incident investigations, vulnerability remediation, and infrastructure modernization efforts.
Key Requirements and Technology Experience:
- 3-5 years of PKI engineering, information security, or infrastructure security experience.
- Experience managing Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) or equivalent PKI platforms.
- Strong understanding of PKI, certificate lifecycle management, SSL/TLS, X.509 certificates, and cryptographic principles.
- Knowledge of HSMs and cryptographic key management.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.
- Experience with PowerShell or other automation/scripting technologies.
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Security, CISSP, GSEC, or equivalent security certifications.
- Microsoft security or identity certifications preferred.
- Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform certificate management services.
- Knowledge of Zero Trust principles and modern authentication technologies.
Our client is a leading Retail Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
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