Remote Senior PKI Security Engineer: Automation & CA Ops

Phia LLC; Fairfax (VA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k with company match

Paid Holidays

PTO

Job summary

phia LLC is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer (PKI Security) to support PKI administration and CA operations for a large Federal agency. This role emphasizes automation, scripting, and certificate lifecycle management, with remote work flexibility for US Citizens.

The candidate will leverage Venafi/CyberArk, ADCS, and scripting to improve security and operational efficiency while supporting audit and governance requirements in a federal context.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated PKI and CA administration experience.
• Strong automation, scripting, and AI-driven process interest.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide PKI lifecycle management guidance and operations.
• Automate certificate management and CA tasks across enterprise environments.
• Mentor PKI team and develop requirements for critical apps.

Skills

Automation & scripting

REST API integration

SCEP

Microsoft AD auto-enrollment

PKI Administration

PowerShell

Python

Venafi/CyberArk

Active Directory / LDAP

Public Key Infrastructure

Education

BA/BS in cybersecurity, IT or related field

9+ years of direct cybersecurity/IT experience

Tools

Venafi

CyberArk

ADCS / Microsoft CA

VCERT

Ansible

Visual Studio Code

Job description

phia LLC is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer (PKI Security) to support PKI administration and CA operations for a large Federal agency. This role emphasizes automation, scripting, and certificate lifecycle management, with remote work flexibility for US Citizens.

The candidate will leverage Venafi/CyberArk, ADCS, and scripting to improve security and operational efficiency while supporting audit and governance requirements in a federal context.