Mid PKI Engineer | Certificate Lifecycle & Trust Architect

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 125,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a Mid-level PKI Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise PKI services that underpin secure authentication, encryption, and digital signatures for mission-critical systems in a federal IT environment.

The role covers certificate lifecycle management, policy enforcement, and integration with identity platforms, network security controls, and cloud services, with a focus on resilience, audit readiness, and scalable,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in IT, CS, or cybersecurity.
• 4-7 years in security engineering or infrastructure focusing PKI.
• Deep PKI architectures, CA hierarchies, and lifecycle controls.
• Experience with TLS, S/MIME, and code signing.
• Hands-on PKI platforms integration with identity and network security.
• Ability to obtain SECRET clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and operate PKI infrastructures across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Design scalable certificate lifecycle processes for endpoints, applications, and services.
• Integrate PKI with identity platforms, VPN/Wi‑Fi, TLS termination, and code signing.
• Implement PKI platforms with backup, monitoring, and high availability.
• Define certificate policies and runbooks aligned with security requirements.
• Lead troubleshooting of PKI incidents and remediation.
• Provide guidance on cryptographic standards and secure PKI usage.

Skills

PKI expertise

Certificate lifecycle

Security engineering

Audit readiness

Policy enforcement

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, cybersecurity, or equivalent

Tools

AD CS

HSM-backed key stores

PKI tooling

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a Mid-level PKI Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise PKI services that underpin secure authentication, encryption, and digital signatures for mission-critical systems in a federal IT environment.

The role covers certificate lifecycle management, policy enforcement, and integration with identity platforms, network security controls, and cloud services, with a focus on resilience, audit readiness, and scalable,