Quick Hire PKI Venafi Architect at 100% Remote

Okaya Inc; West Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Okaya Inc. is seeking a PKI Venafi Architect to design and operate enterprise PKI and CLM platforms in a 100% remote setting.

You will manage Root/Issuing CAs, certificate governance, and machine identity initiatives across cloud and on-prem environments, integrating Venafi into enterprise apps and services. You will lead platform upgrades, automate certificate lifecycle tasks, and ensure compliance with NIST, PCI-DSS, and ISO standards, leveraging Venafi TPP, APIs, and CI/CD tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of Information Security experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on PKI architecture experience.
• 5+ years of Venafi Trust Protection Platform experience.
• Strong expertise in X.509 Certificates, TLS/SSL, PKI, CLM, CRL/OCSP, HSM Technologies, Digital Signatures, Cryptographic Key Management.

Responsibilities

• Certificate Lifecycle Automation: Architect automated certificate provisioning and renewal solutions.
• Design automation frameworks using Venafi APIs, vCert, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive adoption of certificate automation across enterprise applications.
• Application & Cloud Integration: Lead application onboarding into CLM services and support certificate deployment across Windows Server, Linux/Unix, IIS, Apache, Tomcat, WebLogic, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS, F5 Load Balancers, Kafka, Solace, PingFederate.
• Provide architecture guidance and troubleshooting for complex trust and certificate-related issues.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure compliance with NIST, PCI-DSS, SOX, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, and enterprise security standards; conduct cryptographic risk assessments and certificate posture reviews.

Job description

PKI Venafi Architect

100% Remote

Full Time

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

PKI & Security Architecture

Design and maintain enterprise PKI architecture, including Root CA, Issuing CA, CRL, OCSP, HSM, and trust frameworks.

Develop certificate governance standards, policies, and cryptographic control frameworks.

Architect highly available and resilient PKI and CLM platforms.

Drive enterprise machine identity and certificate management strategy.

Venafi Platform Architecture

Design and administer Venafi Trust Protection Platform (TPP).

Define onboarding standards, workflows, policies, reporting, discovery jobs, and access models.

Architect integrations between Venafi and enterprise applications, cloud services, and security platforms.

Lead Venafi platform upgrades, enhancements, and optimization initiatives.

Roles & Responsibilities

Certificate Lifecycle Automation

Architect automated certificate provisioning and renewal solutions.

Design automation frameworks using:

• Venafi APIs
• vCert
• PowerShell
• Python
• Ansible
• GitHub Actions
• Azure DevOps
• CI/CD pipelines

Drive adoption of certificate automation across enterprise application portfolios.

Application & Cloud Integration

Lead application onboarding into CLM services.

Support certificate deployment and automation across:

• Windows Server
• Linux/Unix
• IIS
• Apache
• Tomcat
• WebLogic
• Kubernetes
• Azure
• AWS
• F5 Load Balancers
• Kafka
• Solace
• PingFederate

Provide architecture guidance and troubleshooting support for complex trust and certificate-related issues.

Governance & Compliance

Ensure compliance with NIST, PCI-DSS, SOX, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, and enterprise security standards.

Conduct cryptographic risk assessments and certificate posture reviews.

Define certificate ownership models and governance processes.

Support audits and regulatory compliance activities

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related discipline.

10+ years of Information Security experience.

5+ years of hands-on PKI architecture experience.

5+ years of Venafi Trust Protection Platform experience.

Strong expertise in:

• X.509 Certificates
• TLS/SSL
• PKI
• CLM
• CRL/OCSP
• HSM Technologies
• Digital Signatures
• Cryptographic Key Management

Experience designing PKI solutions in Azure and AWS environments.

Strong scripting skills using PowerShell and Python.

Preferred Qualifications

CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent certification.

Venafi Certified Professional/Architect certification.

Experience with:

• Keyfactor
• DigiCert
• Entrust
• Microsoft ADCS
• HashiCorp Vault
• Azure Key Vault
• AWS Certificate Manager

Experience operating in BFSI or other highly regulated environments.

Technical Skills PKI & Cryptography

• PKI Architecture
• X.509 Certificates
• TLS/SSL
• PKCS Standards
• Digital Signatures
• HSM Integration
• CRL / OCSP Venafi
• Venafi TPP
• Venafi TLS Protect
• Certificate Discovery
• Policy Management
• Workflow Automation
• Reporting & Governance Cloud & DevOps
• Azure
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• GitHub Actions
• Azure DevOps
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Infrastructure as Code Programming & Automation
• PowerShell Python
• REST APIs
• Ansible
• Leadership Expectations

Serve as the PKI and Machine Identity SME.

Provide technical leadership to engineering and operations teams.

Develop enterprise PKI roadmaps and modernization strategies.

Mentor engineers and establish best practices for certificate lifecycle management.

Drive Zero Trust and identity-centric security initiatives.

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