Card Cryptography Specialist – HSM & Payment Security

Capco; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Capco is seeking a Card Cryptography Specialist to join our team in Warsaw. You will administer cryptographic infrastructure supporting payment card systems, including HSMs, keys, and certificates.

Collaboration with card, security, and operations teams is essential to ensure security, availability, and compliance across Issuing, Acquiring, and Settlement processes. The role requires close cooperation with external vendors and payment schemes, and offers hybrid work in the Warsaw office as

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of applied cryptography in payment card environments.
• Hands-on experience with the administration and configuration of Hardware Security Modules (HSMs).
• Understanding of cryptographic key-management processes in card-processing environments.
• Familiarity with Visa/Mastercard security standards and PCI-related requirements.
• Knowledge of PCI DSS, PCI PIN Security, and PCI Card Production/Provisioning.
• Experience with EMV, 3D Secure, and payment tokenisation concepts.
• Ability to analyse technical logs and troubleshoot cryptographic issues.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and monitor HSM devices used by payment card systems.
• Coordinate cryptographic key lifecycle for Issuing, Acquiring, and Settlement processes.
• Manage digital certificates and renewal processes for card systems.
• Support payment authorization and clearing systems from a cryptography perspective.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and vendor teams; participate in audits and PCI activities.
• Create, maintain, and improve cryptographic runbooks and documentation.
• Provide on-call support and respond to production cryptographic incidents.

Skills

Applied cryptography

HSM administration

Key-management workflows

Visa/Mastercard security standards

PCI DSS / PIN / provisioning

Card processing knowledge

EMV / 3D Secure / tokenisation

Log analysis & troubleshooting

PKI & certificate lifecycle

Documentation & specs

Analytical problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

On-call production support

Tools

Thales payShield

Entrust nShield

Utimaco HSMs

Job description

Capco is seeking a Card Cryptography Specialist to join our team in Warsaw. You will administer cryptographic infrastructure supporting payment card systems, including HSMs, keys, and certificates.

Collaboration with card, security, and operations teams is essential to ensure security, availability, and compliance across Issuing, Acquiring, and Settlement processes. The role requires close cooperation with external vendors and payment schemes, and offers hybrid work in the Warsaw office as