Mid PKI Engineer — Enterprise Certificate & Trust Architect

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

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Mid PKI Engineer to design, implement, and operate enterprise PKI services supporting secure authentication, encryption, and digital signatures across mission-critical systems.

You will manage certificates lifecycles, integrate PKI with identity platforms, cloud services, and network security, and develop policies and runbooks to ensure audit-ready, compliant operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 4-7 years in security engineering or infrastructure roles with PKI responsibilities.
• Deep understanding of PKI architectures, CA hierarchies, trust models, OCSP/CRL mechanisms, and lifecycle controls.
• Strong knowledge of TLS, S/MIME, and code signing and their secure configuration.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise PKI platforms and integration with identity and network security services.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills; ability to document designs and procedures.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and operate PKI infrastructures across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Design scalable certificate lifecycle processes for large fleets of endpoints, applications, and services.
• Integrate PKI with identity platforms, VPN/Wi‑Fi authentication, TLS termination, secure email, and code signing.
• Implement and administer PKI platforms and tooling with backup, monitoring, and high availability.
• Define and maintain certificate policies, certification practice statements, and runbooks.
• Lead troubleshooting of PKI incidents and drive durable remediation.
• Provide expert guidance on cryptographic standards and secure PKI usage patterns.

Skills

PKI architecture

Certificate lifecycle management

OCSP/CRL

TLS/S/MIME/code signing

Security clearance (SECRET)

Communication skills

Cloud integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Cybersecurity

Tools

AD CS

HSM

PKI tooling

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Mid PKI Engineer to design, implement, and operate enterprise PKI services supporting secure authentication, encryption, and digital signatures across mission-critical systems.

You will manage certificates lifecycles, integrate PKI with identity platforms, cloud services, and network security, and develop policies and runbooks to ensure audit-ready, compliant operation.