PKI Engineer

PKI Engineer Job#: 3057480

Job Description:

PKI Engineer

Location:

remote working ET zone

Contract:

through 5/14/2027

Job Description:

Senior PKI Security Engineer within the Cyber organization who will be responsible for providing operational, engineering, and project support for an enterprise PKI environment. The Senior PKI Security Engineer is considered the expert in the operations of PKI, Certificates, and Encryption and should have expert-level experience supporting large-scale and highly complex environments. This role will also require the ability to lead and coordinate efforts among the team.

Individuals must be self-motivated and able to work well in a geographically dispersed, virtual team environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

Operations & Support Manage the internal process for the issuance and lifecycle management of public Certificate Authority (CA) certificates.

Register and manage domains and associated validation processes.

Assist with troubleshooting, resolving complex or high-severity technical issues, and directly addressing customer questions.

Monitor the PKI and Certificate incident queue and resolve all levels of issues.

Create, review, approve, and implement changes to the PKI and Certificate environment.

Act as the PKI and Certificate lead for periodic disaster recovery exercises.

Engineering & Strategy Analysis, design, and implementation of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), certificate, and security solutions.

Analyze the current PKI and Certificate environment to identify both technical and operational challenges and develop solutions for improvement.

Analyze data and identify trends to facilitate root cause analysis and identify opportunities for service improvement.

Participate in capacity planning, performance monitoring, and maintenance to ensure high availability and proactively identify opportunities for service improvement.

Apply a strong understanding of Dev Ops principles to daily workflows and automation efforts.

Basic Qualifications:

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification

At least 4 years of Information Technology experience

At least 2 years of experience with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Experience working with public Certificate Authorities, specifically Digicert and Sectigo

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering Knowledge of or hands-on experience with Digicert Cert Central Understanding  of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles

Experience leading technical teams or leading projectsAWS Certification Experience in Python or other programming or scripting languages3+ years of PKI Experience Experience in PKI certificate and security technical experience that includes the operational support and implementation of large-scale, enterprise-level solutions2+ years UNIX experience

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