Cryptography Expert

BULLIT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

BULLIT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED is seeking a senior security architect to design and govern crypto solutions that meet PCI and ANSI standards. You will lead encryption key strategies and work with HSM vendors across migrations.

In this role, you will drive security best practices, align with CISO guidance, and participate in architecture forums while collaborating with product teams to shape the platform roadmap.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in designing crypto architectures aligned with PCI and ANSI.
• Extensive HSM experience across vendors and migrations.
• Expertise in cryptography standards and key hierarchies.
• Ability to lead architecture forums and product vision discussions.

Responsibilities

• Drive IT security best practices across processes, metrics and performance.
• Review regulatory mandates with CISO teams and provide solutions.
• Own encryption key changes and address obsolescence in encryption platforms.
• Collaborate with cards/platforms SMEs in agile environments to design, build, test, deploy and support solutions.
• Communicate with users and senior management to collect requirements and describe design and strategy.

Skills

Crypto architecture

PCI/ANSI standards

Data security

HSM management

Key hierarchy

Cryptography standards

Vendor liaison

Incident management

Agile development

Product vision

Job description

• Solid experience in creating and designing Crypto solution and architectures that adhere PCI and ANSI standards and roadmaps.
• Excellent of Crypto and data security services with HSM for banking services.
• Expert experience in key hierarchy (LMK, ZMK, ZPK, TMK, TPK, PVK, CVK and ATM remote key loading) and various Cryptography Standards (Triple DES, RSA, Key Block, AES).
• In depth HSM support experience in dealing with different HSM vendors for project engagement, HSM services migration and incident management.
• Drive continuous improvement and introduction of IT best practices into all areas of process, metrics and performance.
• Review regulatory mandates and work with CISO (Security) team to provide solutions.
• Responsible for ensuring any obsolescence around encryption keys platforms in cards and platforms systems is addressed in timely manner.
• Attend technical forums, architecture forums and be capable of leading the Product vision discussions at various client internal committees.
• Work with cards and platforms SME to support the design, build, testing, deployment, and post-release support in an agile development environment.
• Taking full ownership of the encryption key changes
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams and senior management to collect requirements, describe software and product features, technical designs and product strategy.