PKI / Digital Signature Engineer

Ascertia; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Airfare

Performance bonus

Annual leave (UAE)

End-of-service benefits

Career progression

Job summary

Ascertia is seeking a PKI/Digital Signature Engineer in Dubai to join a growing team delivering enterprise-grade PKI and digital identity solutions.

The role covers deployment and operation of PKI platforms, integration with enterprise systems, and post-Go-Live administration. Candidates should have strong PKI, cryptographic, and Linux experience, with a degree in CS/IT and excellent documentation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with PKI and digital signature concepts.
• Experience with Ascertia ADSS preferred.
• Knowledge of security standards and cryptography.

Responsibilities

• Deploy a PKI and digital signature platform powered by Ascertia ADSS.
• Produce configuration and operations documentation related to the deployed solution
• Assist with integration and troubleshooting of the PKI and signing platform integrations with the enterprise dependencies (SOC, monitoring, ...)
• Work closely with infrastructure, development, and security teams to resolve technical issues and support new projects.
• Day to day management of the PKI and signature platform post Go Live operating as a PKI administrator. Monitor system health and troubleshoot operational issues to ensure availability of services.
• Deliver PKI and digital signature trainings

Skills

PKI concepts

Digital signatures

Cryptographic services (OCSP, CRL, TSA

ETSI PKI standards

HSM (Thales/Utimaco/Entrust)

Linux administration (RHEL)

Relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL

Network & security fundamentals

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology

Tools

Ascertia ADSS

Linux (Red Hat)

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Time Stamping (TSA)

Job description

Ascertia delivers digital trust products and services globally for Enterprises, Governments and Trust Service Providers. Ascertia solutions enable digital business processes which are fundamentally underpinned by digital trust to ensure that digital identities are proven, and business transactions and signatures are trustworthy.

Ascertia's digital signature platform and PKI products deliver digital trust across people, devices, data, and documents. At the heart of Ascertia’s digital trust ecosystem is a wide-reaching customer base, 100+ expert partners and integrators which have been delivering Ascertia products, cloud services and apps since 2001.

Ascertia has experienced solid revenue growth and is hiring new team members to drive further growth, success and take on the larger big-name organizations across the PKI and Digital Signature industries. Ascertia has over 190 full-time employees and is looking to hire two PKI / Digital Signature Engineers. This opportunity provides a solid platform for the successful candidate to stretch themselves and work with a talented team to achieve global success.

PKI / Digital Signature Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy a PKI and digital signature platform powered by Ascertia ADSS.
• Produce configuration and operations documentation related to the deployed solution
• Assist with integration and troubleshooting of the PKI and signing platform integrations with the enterprise dependencies (SOC, monitoring, ...)
• Work closely with infrastructure, development, and security teams to resolve technical issues and support new projects.
• Day to day management of the PKI and signature platform post Go Live operating as a PKI administrator. Monitor system health and troubleshoot operational issues to ensure availability of services.
• Deliver PKI and digital signature trainings

Essential Skills & Experience

• Worked as project manager, implementation manager and technical architect in PKI and Digital signature projects
• Good experience of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Digital Signature concepts and solutions (preferably with Ascertia ADSS)
• Good experience with cryptographic services such as OCSP, CRL, and Time Stamping (TSA)
• Good experience of ETSI PKI and Digital Signature standards
• Good experience with Hardware Security Modules (Thales/Utimaco/Entrust)
• Experience administering Linux servers (preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux).
• Experience troubleshooting enterprise applications and infrastructure.
• Good understanding of networking and security fundamentals
• Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and documentation skills.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance coverage for employee, spouse, and children (fully funded by the company)
• Annual return airfare to home country for employee and eligible dependents
• Performance-based annual bonus
• Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and digital identity solutions
• Exposure to leading cybersecurity technologies and best practices
• Work on high-impact projects with regional and international stakeholders
• Annual leave as per UAE labor law
• End-of-service benefits in accordance with UAE labor regulations
• Career progression opportunities within a growing organization