Cryptographic Key Management Operations Engineer

Job Title: Cryptographic Key Management Operations Engineer
Location: Omaha, NE Fiserv Office/onsite 5 days a week
Industry: Financial Services
Engagement Type: Contract

Key Skills and Experience
5 7+ years of experience in cryptographic operations, key management, or security operations.
Proven experience working with HSMs, cloud KMS, or enterprise key management solutions.
Solid understanding of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography concepts.
Working knowledge of PKI, digital certificates, and key lifecycle management.
Prior experience in financial services, payments, or other highly regulated environments is strongly preferred.

Job Description
Require a highly skilled Cryptographic Key Management Operations Engineer to join Client's onsite team in Omaha, NE.
This is a hands-on operational role responsible for leading and supporting day-to-day (BAU) cryptographic operations, with a strong focus on cryptographic key storage, enterprise keystore management, and certificate lifecycle management.
The role is critical to ensuring the security, availability, and compliance of cryptographic keys and certificates supporting mission-critical financial systems in a highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead and perform daily BAU cryptographic operations including key generation, secure storage, rotation, and retirement.
- Manage digital certificate issuance, renewal, revocation, and lifecycle activities.
- Administer and operate enterprise keystores, Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), and Key Management Systems (KMS).
- Act as a senior escalation point for cryptographic incidents, service requests, and operational issues.
- Perform proactive monitoring, health checks, and routine maintenance of key management platforms.
- Ensure all cryptographic operations adhere to approved SOPs, runbooks, and change management processes.
- Maintain operational logs and provide audit and compliance evidence as required.
- Collaborate closely with onsite security, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams.
- Participate in on-call rotations and scheduled maintenance activities.

Qualifications
Required Skills & Qualifications
Technical Expertise
- Strong hands-on experience with cryptographic key storage and enterprise keystore management.
- Proven experience working with HSMs, cloud KMS, or enterprise key management solutions.
- Solid understanding of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography concepts.
- Working knowledge of PKI, digital certificates, and key lifecycle management.

Operational & Leadership Skills
- Demonstrated experience providing production / BAU support for security or cryptographic platforms.
- Ability to lead operational activities and mentor or guide junior engineers.
- Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with ticketing systems and meeting operational SLAs.

Compliance & Audit Awareness
- Working knowledge of security and compliance frameworks such as PCI DSS.
- Experience supporting internal and external audits through documentation and evidence collection.

Experience
- 5 7+ years of experience in cryptographic operations, key management, or security operations.
- Prior experience in financial services, payments, or other highly regulated environments is strongly preferred.