Senior PKI EngineerAbout the RoleWe are seeking a Senior PKI Engineer to implement, operate, and maintain enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) services supporting global operations.
This role combines hands-on PKI administration, cloud infrastructure, and security automation. You will partner with development and operations teams to strengthen certificate governance, automate security controls, and support secure application development across the organization.
Key Responsibilities- Administer and maintain enterprise PKI and certificate management platforms.
- Manage certificate issuance, renewal, revocation, and recovery processes.
- Implement and automate governance processes and security controls that development teams can readily adopt.
- Coordinate Certificate Authority (CA) lifecycle activities, including renewals, migrations, and key ceremonies.
- Develop scripts, APIs, and infrastructure as code to automate security operations, reporting, and governance.
- Build and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting application security services.
- Develop and maintain certificate policies, standards, and operating procedures.
- Troubleshoot complex security and infrastructure issues affecting global production environments.
- Communicate security findings to technical teams and follow through on remediation.
- Guide development teams on secure development practices and certificate management requirements.
- Follow corporate policies, audit procedures, and applicable health, environmental, safety, and security requirements.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- At least five years of professional experience.
- Hands-on experience operating and administering PKI and Certificate Lifecycle Management platforms.
- Experience with enterprise IT systems, including networking appliances, Windows and Linux servers, and Active Directory.
- Experience developing software automation through APIs, scripts, and infrastructure as code.
- Strong experience with cloud-native application development and operations.
- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, cloud compute resources, and container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Understanding of software development and security best practices.
- Ability to explain security findings clearly and collaborate with teams through remediation.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and within a globally distributed team.
Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity. Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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