PKI Security Engineer

Remote in Anywhere, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
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Skills

  • Project Coordination
  • Encryption
  • Life Insurance
  • Management
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Capacity Management
  • Performance Monitoring
  • High Availability
  • DevOps
  • Workflow
  • Cryptography
  • Incident Management
  • Information Technology
  • ITIL
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Python
  • Scripting
  • PKI
  • Unix
  • Video
  • Computer Science
  • Information Systems
  • Screening
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Recruiting
  • Taxes
  • Insurance
  • Law
  • Communication
  • Gmail
  • Routing
  • Management Consulting
  • Life Sciences
  • SAP BASIS
  • Military

Summary

Description:
Remote

Our client seeks a Senior PKI Security Engineer to provide operational, engineering, and project support for an enterprise PKI environment. The role requires expert-level experience with PKI, certificates, and encryption across large and complex environments. You will manage certificate lifecycle processes, drive analysis and improvement of PKI services, lead incident response activities, and coordinate cross-team initiatives in a virtual, geographically dispersed setting.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $60.00 to $68.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:
  • Manage issuance and lifecycle of public CA certificates.
  • Register and manage domains and associated validation processes.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex or high-severity PKI and certificate issues.
  • Monitor PKI and certificate incident queues and resolve issues across severities.
  • Create, review, approve, and implement changes in the PKI and certificate environment.
  • Lead disaster recovery exercises for PKI and certificates.
  • Analyze, design, and implement PKI, certificate, and security solutions.
  • Identify technical and operational challenges and develop improvements.
  • Analyze data trends to drive root cause analysis and service enhancements.
  • Perform capacity planning, performance monitoring, and maintenance for high availability.
  • Apply DevOps principles to daily workflows and automation efforts.
  • Lead or contribute to projects involving PKI, certificates, and security.
  • Translate business needs into workable technology solutions.
  • Represent Crypto Services on global incident management calls and engage with stakeholders.
  • Communicate technical issues to technical and non-technical audiences.

Experience Requirements:
  • At least 4 years of Information Technology experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
  • Experience with public Certificate Authorities, including Digicert and Sectigo.
  • Knowledge of or hands-on experience with Digicert CertCentral preferred.
  • Understanding of ITIL principles preferred.
  • Experience leading technical teams or projects preferred.
  • AWS certification preferred.
  • Experience with Python or other scripting languages preferred.
  • 3+ years of PKI experience preferred.
  • Enterprise-scale PKI operations and implementation experience preferred.
  • 2+ years of UNIX experience preferred.
  • Ability to work ET zone hours. Remote or onsite hybrid at a people center if needed.
  • Contract only. One-hour Zoom video interview.

Education Requirements:
  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering preferred.


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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

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About Eliassen Group

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company that provides business and IT services for our clients as they seek to transform and execute strategies that will drive exceptional outcomes. Leveraging over 30 years of success, we focus on professional services, talent solutions, and life sciences. Eliassen Group offers local community presence and deep networks. We are committed to positively impacting the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which we operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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