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Senior PKI Engineer
Atlanta, GA 30354 (Some Onsite Required)
Contract Opportunity
Job Description:
We are looking for a Senior PKI Security Engineer to join our team for a long-term contract in Atlanta, GA (hybrid).
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Required Skills & Experience
- Good working experience with scripting platforms (PowerShell, Batch, Json, Python, YAML, etc)
- Expert in PKI design, implementation, administration, and provisioning in AWS. Extensive experience in AWS PKI services: KMS, CloudHSM, ACM, CloudFront, Secrets Manager, CloudTrail
- Experience with PKI-based products (including Web servers and certification authorities) and Common PKI-based protocols (including SSL and TLS, HTTPs, or LDAPs).
- A solid understanding of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) including technology, standards, and implementations, with experience managing, configuring, or supporting a PKI certificate authority
- Experience with certificate authority (CA) implementation in compliance with the Federal PKI (FPKI) Common Policy Authority.
- Conduct technical research and set cloud security direction and strategy
- Experience in automating certificate renewal and certificate life cycle management.
- Experience with Microsoft's PKI Technologies and latest Windows and Linux server platforms.
- Experience with integration of Venafi with Microsoft PKI Technologies and Public PKI Providers.
- Experience on IBM Mainframe platforms Encryption (TKE, UKO, SGKLM, etc).
- Experience in areas such as identity management, provisioning, authentication, authorization, certification/governance, monitoring along, including HSPD-12 compliance.
- Experience developing and implementing IT Contingency Plans.
- Keen diagnostic and problem solving skills.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field.
- 5 years of professional experience in PKI, Venafi, digital certificates management, IBM-Mainframe, Scripting and Information Security domains.
- Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
- Preferred one or more certifications: CISSP, AWS Cloud Certificates, CISM or other Cyber Security related certification.
What You Will Be Doing
- Support and mature PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) program, including strategy, governance, implementation, operations and continuous alignment with compliance and regulatory requirements.
- Engage with system owners, business teams, and IT stakeholders in strategic discussions to provide best in class PKI security strategy and industry guidance to maximize long-term business objectives.
- High performing and self-motivated, extensive professional experience in designing, implementing and managing PKI and security solutions.
- Solid understanding of PKI concepts and security properties.
- Support PKI-based products (including Web servers and certification authorities) and Common PKI-based protocols (including SSL and TLS, HTTPs, or LDAPs).
- Experience with certificate authority (CA) implementation in compliance with the Federal PKI (FPKI) Common Policy Authority.
- Review, patch, the Red Hat Certificate System source code for defects.
- Develop Red Hat Certificate System source code to implement new capability.
- Strong expertise in PKI Engineering Support and troubleshooting.
- Experience with HSM design and implementation.
- Working knowledge with OSI layer 2-7 security tactics and different kinds of attacks.
- Demonstrated abilities in working with team to deliver projects to clients within specified timeframe and as per specifications.
Thank you!
