PKI SME

PKI SME
12 months
£700-£750 inside IR35
DV Cleared

This is an opportunity to play your part in protecting our company, our customers, and our communities from a cyber-attack. Be part of a growing dedicated Defence security team and get ready to make a difference by bringing your PKI architect skills and experience onboard. You'll integrate straight into a high performing team, learning from those around you and from outstanding training and development resources to become even better at what you do.

With the best technology at your fingertips, you'll be part of a friendly and flexible working environment where your contribution is always valued. Your future starts here.

• Lead the PKI architecture and design for multiple high-profile projects
• Be the PKI subject matter expert for various projects, services, and environments
• Develop PKI technology to meet the requirements of the project and end customer
• Lead on all aspects of asymmetric cryptography that pertain to PKI, including X509 digital certificates and key management
• Produce, edit and/or lead on the development of Certification Practice Statements (CPS) that can be approved by the customer and accepted for the project/service teams responsible for PKI operations
• Manage the documentation, artefacts and activities required for robust PKI governance and management as described in the CPS(s)
• Promote and brief project peers, senior management, and PKI stakeholders on the security responsibilities of the PKI service
• Manage PKI related risk and ensure PKI services are operated as stipulated in the CPS and can be stood up for audit.
• Have deep seated knowledge and experience with PKI products ranging between Certification Authority (CA) software and Hardware Security Modules (HSM), including their design, implementation and configuration
• Have knowledge and experience of creating certificate profiles, IETF RFC
  5280 and how various applications behave when processing digital certificates
• Have deep understanding of Certificate Policies (CP), and how CPS documents relate to them, as well as knowledge of IETF RFC 3647
• Have performed install, configuration and managed (Gemalto afeNet) Hardware Security Module (HSM)
• Be self-motivated, proactive and be willing to challenge the status quo
• Be comfortable working to strict deadlines
• Be organised and able to multi-task
• Use your initiative and be comfortable working with changing requirements
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with project teams and the customer

• Have deep seated knowledge and experience with PKI products ranging between Certification Authority (CA) software and Hardware Security Modules (HSM), including their design, implementation and configuration
• Have knowledge and experience of creating certificate profiles, IETF RFC
  5280 and how various applications behave when processing digital certificates
• Have deep understanding of Certificate Policies (CP), and how CPS documents relate to them, as well as knowledge of IETF RFC 3647
• Have performed install, configuration and managed (Gemalto afeNet) Hardware Security Module (HSM)
• Be self-motivated, proactive and be willing to challenge the status quo
• Be comfortable working to strict deadlines
• Be organised and able to multi-task
• Use your initiative and be comfortable working with changing requirements
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with project teams and the customer

• Possess a recognised formal qualification in TOGAF/MCSE/CCNP/VCAP
• Have experience working with Defence PKI
• Experience with Windows Servers 2016/2019/2022
• Have knowledge of OpenSSL/Cetreq/Java Key Tool
• Be experienced in working in major public industry sectors;
  Defence (MoD) and/or HM Government departments or agencies
• Have knowledge and…