Crypto Engineer: PKI, HSM & Post-Quantum

HSBC Holdings plc; Kraków; On-site; PLN 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

One-time home office set-up (up to 800

Additional contributions to PPK scheme

Financial support with trainings and教育

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc in Kraków is seeking a Crypto Engineer to strengthen cryptographic controls across platforms and services, supporting assessments, testing and troubleshooting through certificate lifecycle management, SSH key discovery, HSMs and post-quantum topics.

You will work with a small team on automation and tooling, using Terraform, Ansible, Python, GitHub and Jenkins, plus SQL databases and IAM practices. Competitive pay and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of core cryptography concepts including encryption/decryption, signing, certificates, and symmetric and asymmetric algorithms.
• Good working knowledge of Windows and Unix operating systems.
• Experience across infrastructure technologies such as VMware, Windows and Linux infrastructure, databases, firewalls and networks.
• Hands-on experience with automation and tooling such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, Splunk and Postman.
• Understanding of software release management and deployment tools such as GitHub and Jenkins.
• Working knowledge of databases, particularly Microsoft SQL.
• Identity and Access Management understanding including RBAC and Privileged Access Management.
• Experience with service management processes and tools such as ServiceNow and change management using RFCs.

Responsibilities

• Support cryptography initiatives across the wider Crypto Engineering team, contributing to secure-by-design outcomes.
• Participate in assessments covering PKI certificate lifetime management and certificate operations.
• Assist with SSH key discovery and related control improvements across estate.
• Contribute to HSM testing and validation activities to ensure cryptographic services are robust and reliable.
• Provide input on post-quantum cryptography-related considerations, impacts and readiness activities.
• Work closely with a small team of engineers to share ideas, challenge assumptions and improve solutions.
• Perform technical analysis, debugging and investigation to resolve cryptography-related issues efficiently.
• Identify opportunities to improve ways of working through automation and process enhancements.

Skills

Cryptography concepts

Windows

Unix

VMware

Automation

Python

Scripting

Post-quantum cryptography

RSA/Certificates

Troubleshooting

Security assessments

RBAC & PAM

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Splunk

Postman

GitHub

Jenkins

SQL

Job description

HSBC Holdings plc in Kraków is seeking a Crypto Engineer to strengthen cryptographic controls across platforms and services, supporting assessments, testing and troubleshooting through certificate lifecycle management, SSH key discovery, HSMs and post-quantum topics.

You will work with a small team on automation and tooling, using Terraform, Ansible, Python, GitHub and Jenkins, plus SQL databases and IAM practices. Competitive pay and benefits are offered.