IT Risk and Security Engineer (PKI-Certificate Management)

VS Tech Solutions; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology firm located in Dallas is seeking an IT Risk and Security Engineer focused on PKI-Certificate Management. The successful candidate will design workflows for certificate generation, rotation, and revocation, document management guidance, and identify automation opportunities. A Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of experience in Information Security, particularly PKI/Cryptography, are required. This position demands strong technical skills in Python and a solid understanding of networking fundamentals, along with certifications in Jenkins or Chef being advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master’s preferred or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of related experience.
• Strong Information Security experience, specifically in PKI/Cryptography.

Responsibilities

• Design processes and workflows for certificate management.
• Document PKI and certificate management guidance.
• Identify automation opportunities in certificate lifecycle.

Skills

Information Security experience

Knowledge of PKI/Cryptography

Experience with Python

Networking fundamentals

OS security (Windows/Linux)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jenkins

Chef

Job description

IT Risk and Security Engineer (PKI-Certificate Management)

Job Openings IT Risk and Security Engineer (PKI-Certificate Management)

About the job IT Risk and Security Engineer (PKI-Certificate Management)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• The Cybersecurity Services domain protects from cybersecurity risks through world class security architecture, engineering, and governance practices.
• Enterprise Certification Management Services (ECMS) team under Cybersecurity Services drives and improves Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and certificate management across the entire DTCC technology estate.
• The ECMS team partners with other technology teams to design and implement PKI automation and standard methodology across the company.
• The successful candidate is someone who has solid attention to detail, as well as motivation to collaborate and share their technical knowledge around automation and security standard methodologies.
• The main focus areas for the ECMS team are:
• Ensures accurate inventory of the certificates in use in our environment.
• Creates and manages automation and workflows relevant for certificate management.
• Supports technology teams across DTCC for all aspects of certificate life-cycle management (Discovery, Generation, Distribution, Rotation and Revocation)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design processes and workflows for generation, rotation and revoking certificates.
• Document PKI and certificate management guidance for the company
• Identify automation opportunities for certificate lifecycle.
• Acts as the domain specialist to help guide and shape how certificate management services are enabled.
• Design new certificate management services, integrations, and technologies

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree required with Masters, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of related experience
• Strong Information Security experience, specifically in PKI/Cryptography (on premise or cloud)
• Solid experience with Python
• Solid experience in networking fundamentals, OS (Windows/Linux) security
• Working knowledge of Jenkins and Chef would be a great plus.