Data Security Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily PKI administration tasks, including certificate issuance, renewal, and revocation through platforms such as Nokia NCM and Nokia NCLM.
• Support the configuration and monitoring of Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) for key generation and storage operations.
• Assist in key backup, restoration, and lifecycle tracking within secure boundaries.
• Monitor cryptographic operations, certificate expiry, and configuration integrity within defined SLA targets.
• Coordinate with internal teams to remediate PKI-related incidents and respond to audit or compliance review requests.
• Maintain operational documentation and change records for PKI and key management systems.
• Participate in scheduled patching, upgrades, and configuration validation under guidance from senior engineers.
• Provide shift coverage (8-5 operational coverage) with morning and evening shifts, including on‑call rotation for P1 and P2 incidents.

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in PKI operations, key management, or related infrastructure security roles.
• Basic understanding of X.509 certificate formats, key pairs, and cryptographic lifecycle management.

• Vendor-specific certifications such as Nokia NCM/NCLM Administrator or Thales Certified Operator.

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Certificate management digital signatures, Nokia Hardware Security Module (HSM) key generation and secure storage Utimaco, Thales Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) certificate issuance, renewal, revocation, Nokia Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) quantum‑safe key exchange and communication, specialized multiple.