Cryptography & Key Management Engineer

Barclays; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays invites applications for a hands-on Cryptography Operations Engineer within the Chief Information Security Office (CISO). You will safeguard encryption keys and cryptographic services across multi-tenant enterprise applications, leveraging Thales and Entrust tools, with on-call and UK hours.

The role spans design, implementation, and operational support in a complex security environment. You will work across Windows and Linux environments, contribute to security policy, and provide

Qualifications

• Experience in Cryptography and Information Security.
• Experience in Key Management.
• Experience with HSM configuration/installation/support.
• Stakeholder management with ability to influence at all levels.
• Attention to detail and ability to make decisions under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to understand cryptographic needs.
• Perform security assessments and penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities.
• Implement and monitor cryptographic solutions across banking applications.
• Develop training content and technical documentation on cryptography practices.
• Manage service delivery for cryptography solutions, including incident, change and vulnerability management.
• Operate production-grade cryptographic applications and key management solutions at scale.
• Work with Windows and Linux servers and with HSM tools (Thales and Entrust).
• Lead discussions with leadership and other functions to drive security controls.

Skills

Cryptography

Information Security

Key Management

Stakeholder Management

Attention to Detail

Tools

Hardware Security Modules (HSM)

Thales

Entrust

SharePoint

Confluence

JIRA

Unix/Linux

Job description

Barclays invites applications for a hands-on Cryptography Operations Engineer within the Chief Information Security Office (CISO). You will safeguard encryption keys and cryptographic services across multi-tenant enterprise applications, leveraging Thales and Entrust tools, with on-call and UK hours.

The role spans design, implementation, and operational support in a complex security environment. You will work across Windows and Linux environments, contribute to security policy, and provide