Cryptography Engineer

Security Engineer - Cryptography & Key Management

We're seeking a Security Engineer with hands-on experience in cryptography, encryption, and enterprise key management. This role will focus on supporting and enhancing HSM, KMS, and data protection solutions across enterprise environments.

Design, implement, and support enterprise cryptographic services and key management platforms.

Administer and maintain HSM and KMS solutions, including key lifecycle management.

Implement encryption, tokenization, secrets management, and data protection controls.

Partner with application, cloud, and security teams to define cryptographic requirements and controls.

Automate operational processes using Power Shell, Python, and related tools.

Support platform upgrades, patching, vulnerability remediation, and compliance initiatives.

Contribute to cloud-native security, certificate management, and Zero Trust programs.

Enterprise key management, encryption, and cryptographic infrastructure.

HSM technologies such as Thales Luna, pay Shield, Cipher Trust, CloudHSM, or comparable platforms.

KMIP, PKCS#11, cryptographic APIs, and encryption standards.

Linux and Windows administration.

Power Shell and/or Python automation.

Cloud security services, KMS solutions, and containerized environments.

Strong understanding of compliance frameworks and security best practices.

Kubernetes, Open Shift, Docker, Helm, Terraform, or Ansible.

Database encryption technologies (SQL Server TDE, Oracle TDE, PostgreSQL).

Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar monitoring tools.

Banking, payments, or highly regulated industry experience.

Exposure to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and crypto-agility initiatives.

This is an opportunity to join a highly collaborative security team supporting critical cryptographic and data protection services in a large-scale enterprise environment.

This is a Contract position based out of Charlotte, NC.

The pay range for this position is $75.00 - $80.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Charlotte,NC.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 6, 2026.

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