Certificate Lifecycle/ PKI Engineer with Venafi Expertise

Tata Consultancy Services; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual incentive

Comprehensive medical coverage

401K plan

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a security-focused professional in Chicago to lead an Identity-centric Workforce Security team. You will develop authentication and access management solutions, and shape identity patterns and modern security protocols including Zero Trust principles.

The role requires deep PKI knowledge, enterprise-scale certificate management, and collaboration with IT Management to drive secure adoption across platforms such as Azure, AWS, and on-prem environments.

Qualifications

• Strong PKI and certificate lifecycle knowledge.
• Experience with certificate automation patterns and DevSecOps integrations.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale certificate environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead Identity centric Workforce Security team to develop authentication and access management solutions.
• Drive development of identity solutions, access patterns, and modern security protocols including Zero Trust.

Skills

PKI & Cryptography

Identity & Access Management

Cloud Security

OAuth/OIDC/SAML

JWT/Token handling

Zero Trust

Entra ID/Azure AD

Security in CI/CD

Kubernetes

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Tools

Venafi

Okta

PingFederate

Azure/AWS Security

CI/CD Tools

Job description

• Strong understanding of PKI architecture and certificate lifecycle processes.
• Experience implementing certificate automation patterns and DevSecOps integrations.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Lead Identity centric Workforce Security team to develop authentication and access management solutions
• Drive the development of identity solutions, access patterns, modern security protocols, practicing Zero trust, least privileged, defense in depth principles
• Good understanding of AI concepts, Patterns and impact on identity and access management domain
• Participate and engage in AI adoption with Identity focus, knowledge and understanding of Entra ID agentic Identity, authentication flows and Patterns
• Review and provide feedback on Identity and access management related security solutions proposed by stakeholders and can provide consultation to the partners and IT Management
• In-depth knowledge and experience on Entra ID, EPM, Sentinel, Azure, AWS Security
• Knowledge on Okta, PingFederate, Entitlement management solutions
• Strong knowledge on Identities management on Azure AD with OAuth, OIDC, SAML, SSO, MFA, Conditional access policies, MFA, Ker beros, LDAP, Identity Federations etc.
• Experience in providing security solutions for Java based Micro services, React based frontends and Android/iOS based mobile applications on the Azure
• Awareness of API Management, Firewalls, DLP, VPNs, DNS, Azure Defender, MCAS, Sentinel, WAFs, Application Gateways, NSGs, App Proxy, Radius clusters, CDN etc.
• Good understanding of Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management solution (CIEM) to ensure smooth remediation of toxic combinations, high risk entitlements etc.
• Understanding and application of threat modeling concepts and methodologies
• Acts as Workforce cybersecurity expert to in solutions spanning end user computing, proxy solutions, MFA, SSO, conditional accesses, Passwordless, Yubikey, bio-metric solutions, identity and governance scenarios, Secrets Management, automation, role based access control, Privileged identity management, Just in time accesses etc.
• Participates in solutions to support- token handling, OIDC/ OAuth flows, authorization patterns, identity federation, cloud architectures, cryptography, cloud native services, cloud security etc.
• Deeper understanding on Cloud Security areas such as Policies, RBAC, activities, identities, privileged access management etc.
• Ability to support operations in troubleshooting complex identity scenarios with hands-on experience on Sentinel/KQL/Audit logs etc.
• Good understanding of concepts related to docker Security, container orchestrations/Kubernetes

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• PKI & Cryptography
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• X.509 Certificates
• TLS/SSL
• Certificate Authorities (CA)
• Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL)
• OCSP
• Key Management
• Hardware Security Modules (HSM)
• Code Signing Certificates
• Root and Intermediate CA Management
• Venafi Expertise
• Venafi Trust Protection Platform (TPP)
• Venafi SaaS
• Certificate Discovery
• Certificate Automation o Venafi APIs
• Adaptable Apps
• Native Drivers
• Reporting and Governance
• Certificate Lifecycle Workflows
• Platforms & Integrations
• Windows IIS
• Linux/Unix
• Microsoft Azure
• Azure Key Vault
• Kubernetes
• F5 Load Balancers
• Apache
• Tomcat
• WebLogic
• Kafka
• Solace
• Ping Federate
• ServiceNow Integrations
• DevOps & Automation
• GitHub Actions
• Azure DevOps
• CI/CD Pipelines
• PowerShell
• Python
• REST APIs
• Ansible
• Infrastructure Automation
• Security Domains
• Authentication
• Authorization
• Identity & Access Management
• Secrets Management
• Zero Trust Principles
• Cloud Security
• Security Monitoring
• Strong understanding of PKI architecture and certificate lifecycle processes.
• Experience implementing certificate automation patterns and DevSecOps integrations.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale certificate environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead Identity centric Workforce Security team to develop authentication and access management solutions
• Drive the development of identity solutions, access patterns, modern security protocols, practicing Zero trust, least privileged, defense in depth principles
• Good understanding of AI concepts, Patterns and impact on identity and access management domain
• Participate and engage in AI adoption with Identity focus, knowledge and understanding of Entra ID agentic Identity, authentication flows and Patterns
• Review and provide feedback on Identity and access management related security solutions proposed by stakeholders and can provide consultation to the partners and IT Management
• In-depth knowledge and experience on Entra ID, EPM, Sentinel, Azure, AWS Security
• Knowledge on Okta, PingFederate, Entitlement management solutions
• Strong knowledge on Identities management on Azure AD with OAuth, OIDC, SAML, SSO, MFA, Conditional access policies, MFA, Ker beros, LDAP, Identity Federations etc.
• Experience in providing security solutions for Java based Micro services, React based frontends and Android/iOS based mobile applications on the Azure
• Hands-of experience in JWT, session handling, Code signing, Certificate authentication, TLS/SSL, API Security, Application registration, application integration scenarios etc.
• Awareness of API Management, Firewalls, DLP, VPNs, DNS, Azure Defender, MCAS, Sentinel, WAFs, Application Gateways, NSGs, App Proxy, Radius clusters, CDN etc.
• Good understanding of Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management solution (CIEM) to ensure smooth remediation of toxic combinations, high risk entitlements etc.
• Understanding and application of threat modeling concepts and methodologies
• Understanding of Applications security, OWASP standards, security best practices, browser compatibilities/storages/cookies
• Acts as Workforce cybersecurity expert to in solutions spanning end user computing, proxy solutions, MFA, SSO, conditional accesses, Passwordless, Yubikey, bio-metric solutions, identity and governance scenarios, Secrets Management, automation, role based access control, Privileged identity management, Just in time accesses etc.
• Participates in solutions to support- token handling, OIDC/ OAuth flows, authorization patterns, identity federation, cloud architectures, cryptography, cloud native services, cloud security etc.
• Deeper understanding on Cloud Security areas such as Policies, RBAC, activities, identities, privileged access management etc.
• Ability to support operations in troubleshooting complex identity scenarios with hands-on experience on Sentinel/KQL/Audit logs etc.
• Good understanding of concepts related to docker Security, container orchestrations/Kubernetes

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.
• Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000 a year

Qualifications:

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE