Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) & Encryption Engineer

Stellar IT Solutions LLC; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Stellar IT Solutions LLC is seeking a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) & Encryption Engineer in Fort Worth, TX for a 6-12+ month contract. The role is hybrid (3 days onsite) in Fort Worth, TX, offering hands-on work with PKI, TLS/SSL, and certificate lifecycle management.

The candidate will design, implement, and secure systems, automate scripting tasks, and collaborate with security teams to embed best practices early in development lifecycles. 3–5 years of related experience is expected.

Qualifications

• PKI and X.509 certificate expertise (TLS/SSL, CA, issuance, renewal, revocation).
• Automation and scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, APIs).
• 3–5 years related experience.

Responsibilities

• Writes, tests, and documents technical work products according to standards.
• Solves technical problems and builds components with broad impact.
• Delivers high quality work and mentors junior engineers.

Skills

PKI & X.509

Automation scripting

PowerShell

Python

APIs

Tools

APIs

Job description

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) & Encryption Engineer

Experience : 6-12

Job Type : Contractual

Location : Fort Worth, TX

Overview :

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) & Encryption Engineer

Fort Worth, TX (Hybrid, 3 days onsite)

6-12+ Months contract

Responsibilities

• Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices
• Solves technical problems and builds components/libraries with far-ranging impact
• Delivers high quality work and coaches more junior engineers on technical craftsmanship
• Conducts root cause analysis to identify systemic problems and defines and leads execution of action items to address
• Designs thoughtfully integrated systems that model organizational best practices, allowing disparate teams across product domains to deliver value with speed, scale, and reliability
• Oversees the management of technical debt in existing systems and drives opportunities to eliminate within ongoing implementations
• Consistently anticipates scaling, latency, and durability challenges and guides teams in implementation of mitigating strategies
• Partners with the security organization to incorporate security conscious practices early in the lifecycle of new systems
• Thoughtfully evaluates technical risks and guides toward practical prevention strategies
• Consistently reflects on squad delivery practices throughout their span of influence, recommends improvements to leadership and drives their implementation
• Maintains a focus on removing the duplication of effort across teams and proactively identifies opportunities for reuse within their span of influence
• Thoughtfully measures and assesses team and identifies areas of development for individuals
• Explores emerging technologies, leads development of prototypes with little or no guidance and incorporates into architectural solutions where appropriate

Top Requirements

• PKI and X.509 certificate expertise (TLS/SSL, CA, issuance, renewal, revocation)
• Automation and scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, APIs)
• 3-5 years related experience

Nice to Have