Cloud Security Engineer: Cryptography Specialist

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 67,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical,Prescription, Dental & Vision

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll

Certification and training

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann Company, seeks a Cloud Security Engineer focused on cryptography in Plano, TX for an 18‑month onsite contract. You will drive cryptographic governance, design encryption solutions, manage keys and HSMs, and collaborate across security teams to protect sensitive financial data.

You will employ cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), certificate lifecycle tools, and secrets management, while mentoring peers and staying ahead of evolving cryptography and cloud security trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 4+ years cybersecurity experience.
• 2+ years cryptography experience.
• 2+ years cloud-native tech (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• 2+ years Linux administration.
• 2+ years with Futurex and Thales HSMs.
• 2+ years with Venafi/DigiCert lifecycle management.
• 2+ years with Vault or secrets management.
• 1+ year Cortex XSOAR.
• 2+ years cybersecurity engineering experience.
• 2+ years coding/scripting (Python/SQL/JavaScript/Go/Bash/PowerShell).
• 2+ years with security tools and Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects involving cryptography, microservices, cloud platforms and full‑stack systems.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects and developers to deliver secure cloud solutions.
• Assess data confidentiality, integrity risks, vulnerabilities and cryptographic threats.
• Design and implement encryption, hashing and digital signatures for sensitive data.
• Manage cryptographic keys and integrate services into enterprise apps.
• Support HSMs, certificate platforms and secrets-management solutions.
• Develop governance policies, standards, procedures and controls.
• Promote cryptographic standards across teams and ensure auditability.
• Stay current with cybersecurity, cryptography and cloud tech.
• Mentor engineers and participate in code reviews and hands-on development.

Skills

Cryptography

Cloud security

HSMs

Secrets management

Python scripting

Agile

Security tooling

Vulnerability assessment

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

HashiCorp Vault

Futurex HSM

Thales HSM

Venafi

DigiCert

Cortex XSOAR

Linux

Python

Job description

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann Company, seeks a Cloud Security Engineer focused on cryptography in Plano, TX for an 18‑month onsite contract. You will drive cryptographic governance, design encryption solutions, manage keys and HSMs, and collaborate across security teams to protect sensitive financial data.

You will employ cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), certificate lifecycle tools, and secrets management, while mentoring peers and staying ahead of evolving cryptography and cloud security trends.