PKI Engineer

HCL Technologies Limited; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAPSF is seeking a Public Key Infrastructure Engineer to secure CA management, Active Directory, and platform authentication across Windows and Unix. You will develop and integrate tools to automate and audit PKI systems, and partner with Security and Infra to achieve full integration and automation.

The role requires 10+ years in IT infrastructure with hands-on experience in encryption, Venafi, scripting (Python, PowerShell), and AWS cloud, plus strong collaboration and communication skills

Qualifications

• Extensive PKI experience and certificate management
• 10+ years in IT infrastructure roles with design experience
• Experience with encryption technologies (TLS, PKI, HSM) and data protection
• Proficient in SSH-based authentication and key management
• Solid scripting skills in Python and shell (KSH/Bash/PowerShell)
• Knowledge of security concepts, audits, and vulnerability remediation
• Experience with Venafi lifecycle management and RBAC controls
• Hands-on with AWS cloud services and hybrid/integrated environments
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix, Windows servers, and network security

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement CA management controls and tools
• Integrate and automate PKI workflows across platforms
• Provide manual and automated Venafi reports and dashboards
• Support continuous delivery and deployment for security tooling
• Assess data protection approaches and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with Security and Infra teams for full integration
• Manage encryption technologies across TLS, PGP, and HSM
• Configure SSH and authentication methods across environments

Skills

PKI

Venafi

RBAC

CA Management

Python

PowerShell

Shell scripting

SSH keys

Linux/Windows

Agile

Tools

Venafi

Ansible

Puppet

LDAP

TLS/PKI

HSM

AWS

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Public Key Infrastructure Engineer - Job Description The candidate right for this role, Public Key Infrastructure Engineer would be responsible for ensuring the processes and controls are developed and implemented around the Certificate Authority (CA) Management core, Active Directory and the platform authentication (Windows and Unix). This role would work to develop and integrate the various tools to better automate and manage the Public Key Infrastructure and ensure auditability for management of these systems. This role is expected to work cross capability with Security and infrastructure to ensure full integration and automation.

• Working within an agile development methodology (Kanban, Scrum, etc)
• Hand-on-experience with Certificate Life Cycle Management Tool – Venafi.
• In-depth knowledge of managing keys and RBAC via Venafi System.
• Well versed with integration and enrollment via defined workflows.
• Responsible for providing manual and automated reports through venafi system.
• Experience with continuous delivery and deployment.
• Experience assessing of data protection approaches, requirements, and activities.
• Certification Authorities, Two-Factor Authentication, MFA, LDAP Directories, OCSP, ICAM and the standards relating to them.
• Understanding of cryptography, key management, masking, tokenization, or other data protection technologies
• Experience utilizing and deploying encryption technologies such as TLS, PGP, PKI, and HSM
• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing methods
• principles and concepts
• An understanding of SSH, especially the configuration and use of SSH keys for authentication.
• Experience with high-level script languages such as Python, along with shell scripting in KSH, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Knowledge and experience of network and system security solutions, concepts, and technologies.
• Experience with distributed platforms such as Linux. Windows server is a plus.
• Have clear and concise communication and be comfortable working with all levels in the organization
• Effective at both collaboration and negotiation with internal stakeholders.
• Capable of managing and prioritize multiple projects with competing resource requirements and timelines
• 10 yrs+ working in an IT Infrastructure related role along with associated design experience.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated experience with server configuration management (infrastructure automation) tools (i.e. - Ansible, Puppet)
• Experience supporting enterprise server hardware (Dell or HP)
• Experience with Identity Management solutions such as IBM’s TIM/TAM
• Experience with IOT devices and management a plus
• Design and implement solutions for integration within client environments for various Red Hat products such as IdM (Identity Management), Satellite, RHV (Red Hat Virtualization), RHDS (Red Hat Directory Server), Ceph, etc.
• AWS Cloud experience including core services EC2, S3, ALB/NLB, Lambda, RDS
• Experience of designing, optimizing and troubleshooting public cloud platforms associated with large, complex application stacks
• 3 yrs+ working in a PKI environment and bonus points for working with AWS public cloud environments
• AWS hands on experience of designing and managing AWS cloud solutions
• Previous experience working as a either a Technical Architect, Solutions Architect, Technical Design Authority or Solutions Designer would be preferred

Team Culture: Our team is fast paced, fun, highly energetic, motivated and hardworking. We expect our candidates to be integrated into our results-driven and solution-oriented culture from the get-go. Our team attains high-quality results on challenging projects; the belief that outcomes are linked to one's effort rather than chance.

Skill Requirements

Public Key Infrastructure Engineer - Job Description The candidate right for this role, Public Key Infrastructure Engineer would be responsible for ensuring the processes and controls are developed and implemented around the Certificate Authority (CA) Management core, Active Directory and the platform authentication (Windows and Unix). This role would work to develop and integrate the various tools to better automate and manage the Public Key Infrastructure and ensure auditability for management of these systems. This role is expected to work cross capability with Security and infrastructure to ensure full integration and automation.

• Working within an agile development methodology (Kanban, Scrum, etc)
• Hand-on-experience with Certificate Life Cycle Management Tool – Venafi.
• In-depth knowledge of managing keys and RBAC via Venafi System.
• Well versed with integration and enrollment via defined workflows.
• Responsible for providing manual and automated reports through venafi system.
• Experience with continuous delivery and deployment.
• Experience assessing of data protection approaches, requirements, and activities.
• Certification Authorities, Two-Factor Authentication, MFA, LDAP Directories, OCSP, ICAM and the standards relating to them.
• Understanding of cryptography, key management, masking, tokenization, or other data protection technologies
• Experience utilizing and deploying encryption technologies such as TLS, PGP, PKI, and HSM
• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing methods
• principles and concepts
• An understanding of SSH, especially the configuration and use of SSH keys for authentication.
• Experience with high-level script languages such as Python, along with shell scripting in KSH, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Knowledge and experience of network and system security solutions, concepts, and technologies.
• Experience with distributed platforms such as Linux. Windows server is a plus.
• Have clear and concise communication and be comfortable working with all levels in the organization
• Effective at both collaboration and negotiation with internal stakeholders.
• Capable of managing and prioritize multiple projects with competing resource requirements and timelines
• 10 yrs+ working in an IT Infrastructure related role along with associated design experience.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated experience with server configuration management (infrastructure automation) tools (i.e. - Ansible, Puppet)
• Experience supporting enterprise server hardware (Dell or HP)
• Experience with Identity Management solutions such as IBM’s TIM/TAM
• Experience with IOT devices and management a plus
• Design and implement solutions for integration within client environments for various Red Hat products such as IdM (Identity Management), Satellite, RHV (Red Hat Virtualization), RHDS (Red Hat Directory Server), Ceph, etc.
• AWS Cloud experience including core services EC2, S3, ALB/NLB, Lambda, RDS
• Experience of designing, optimizing and troubleshooting public cloud platforms associated with large, complex application stacks
• 3 yrs+ working in a PKI environment and bonus points for working with AWS public cloud environments
• AWS hands on experience of designing and managing AWS cloud solutions
• Previous experience working as a either a Technical Architect, Solutions Architect, Technical Design Authority or Solutions Designer would be preferred

Team Culture: Our team is fast paced, fun, highly energetic, motivated and hardworking. We expect our candidates to be integrated into our results-driven and solution-oriented culture from the get-go. Our team attains high-quality results on challenging projects; the belief that outcomes are linked to one's effort rather than chance.

Other Requirements

Public Key Infrastructure Engineer - Job Description The candidate right for this role, Public Key Infrastructure Engineer would be responsible for ensuring the processes and controls are developed and implemented around the Certificate Authority (CA) Management core, Active Directory and the platform authentication (Windows and Unix). This role would work to develop and integrate the various tools to better automate and manage the Public Key Infrastructure and ensure auditability for management of these systems. This role is expected to work cross capability with Security and infrastructure to ensure full integration and automation.

• Working within an agile development methodology (Kanban, Scrum, etc)
• Hand-on-experience with Certificate Life Cycle Management Tool – Venafi.
• In-depth knowledge of managing keys and RBAC via Venafi System.
• Well versed with integration and enrollment via defined workflows.
• Responsible for providing manual and automated reports through venafi system.
• Experience with continuous delivery and deployment.
• Experience assessing of data protection approaches, requirements, and activities.
• Certification Authorities, Two-Factor Authentication, MFA, LDAP Directories, OCSP, ICAM and the standards relating to them.
• Understanding of cryptography, key management, masking, tokenization, or other data protection technologies
• Experience utilizing and deploying encryption technologies such as TLS, PGP, PKI, and HSM
• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including penetration testing methods
• principles and concepts
• An understanding of SSH, especially the configuration and use of SSH keys for authentication.
• Experience with high-level script languages such as Python, along with shell scripting in KSH, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Knowledge and experience of network and system security solutions, concepts, and technologies.
• Experience with distributed platforms such as Linux. Windows server is a plus.
• Have clear and concise communication and be comfortable working with all levels in the organization
• Effective at both collaboration and negotiation with internal stakeholders.
• Capable of managing and prioritize multiple projects with competing resource requirements and timelines
• 10 yrs+ working in an IT Infrastructure related role along with associated design experience.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated experience with server configuration management (infrastructure automation) tools (i.e. - Ansible, Puppet)
• Experience supporting enterprise server hardware (Dell or HP)
• Experience with Identity Management solutions such as IBM’s TIM/TAM
• Experience with IOT devices and management a plus
• Design and implement solutions for integration within client environments for various Red Hat products such as IdM (Identity Management), Satellite, RHV (Red Hat Virtualization), RHDS (Red Hat Directory Server), Ceph, etc.
• AWS Cloud experience including core services EC2, S3, ALB/NLB, Lambda, RDS
• Experience of designing, optimizing and troubleshooting public cloud platforms associated with large, complex application stacks
• 3 yrs+ working in a PKI environment and bonus points for working with AWS public cloud environments
• AWS hands on experience of designing and managing AWS cloud solutions
• Previous experience working as a either a Technical Architect, Solutions Architect, Technical Design Authority or Solutions Designer would be preferred

Team Culture: Our team is fast paced, fun, highly energetic, motivated and hardworking. We expect our candidates to be integrated into our results-driven and solution-oriented culture from the get-go. Our team attains high-quality results on challenging projects; the belief that outcomes are linked to one's effort rather than chance.