Cryptography Analyst

Barclays; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Cryptography Analyst, strengthening cryptographic infrastructure and supporting global operations. You'll design and maintain PKI & HSM solutions, ensuring compliance and resilience against evolving security needs, including post-quantum challenges.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify cryptographic needs.
• Conduct security assessments & penetration testing.
• Implement & monitor cryptographic solutions aligned with standards.

Skills

Certificate Management

HSMs

OS Expertise

Incident Response

Compliance Knowledge

Job description

Join Barclays as a Cryptography Analyst, where you’ll strengthen cryptographic infrastructure by designing, implementing, and maintaining PKI & HSM solutions to support encryption, authentication, and digital signing across global operations. You’ll also help embed resilience for evolving security needs, including the post-quantum landscape.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Certificate Management (Venafi, Digicert, Sectigo)
• HSMs (Thales, Entrust) for secure key storage
• OS Expertise (Linux/Unix, Windows) for cryptographic management
• Incident Response – Handling cryptographic breaches
• Compliance Knowledge – NIST, FIPS, ISO27001/27002

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify cryptographic needs
• Conduct security assessments & penetration testing
• Implement & monitor cryptographic solutions aligned with standards
• Develop training & technical documentation
• Manage cryptography service operations globally
• Advocate security controls & best practices
• Communicate complex ideas to technical & non-technical audiences
• Influence decision-making & risk mitigation
• Ensure compliance with policies & industry standards
• Resolve issues using technical expertise
• Act as a key contact for internal & external stakeholders

This role is based in Knutsford and requires 24/7 global on-call support.

Join us in shaping the future of cryptographic security at Barclays.