Job#: 3057480 Job Description: PKI Engineer
Location: remote working ET zone
Contract: through 5/14/2027
Job Description: - 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 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 able to work well in a geographically dispersed, virtual team environment.
Primary Responsibilities:Operations & Support- Manage the internal process for the issuance and lifecycle management of public Certificate Authority (CA) certificates.
- Register and manage domains and associated validation processes.
- Assist with troubleshooting, resolving complex or high-severity technical issues, and directly addressing customer questions.
- 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.
- Act as the PKI and Certificate lead for periodic disaster recovery exercises.
Engineering & Strategy- Analysis, design, and implementation of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), certificate, and security solutions.
- Analyze the current PKI and Certificate environment to identify both technical and operational challenges and develop solutions for improvement.
- 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.
- Apply a strong understanding of DevOps principles to daily workflows and automation efforts.
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)
- Experience working with public Certificate Authorities, specifically Digicert and Sectigo
Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering
- Knowledge of or hands-on experience with Digicert CertCentral
- Understanding of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles
- Experience leading technical teams or leading projects
- AWS Certification
- Experience in Python or other programming 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
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