Security Consultant

VOLTO Consulting; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Volto Consulting is seeking a seasoned PKI/Venafi Architect to lead enterprise PKI, certificate lifecycle management, and automation across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments. You will shape governance, security controls, and machine identity strategies in collaboration with Security, Infra, Cloud, DevOps, IAM, and Applications teams.

The role demands 10+ years in PKI/Venafi, strong architectural leadership, and a track record of delivering scalable trust services across diverse platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of PKI and Venafi architecture experience.
• Design and govern enterprise PKI and CLM solutions across hybrid, cloud, and on-premises.
• Lead automation of certificate provisioning and renewal.
• Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, IAM, and Applications teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect HA PKI and CLM platforms across hybrid environments.
• Drive enterprise machine identity and certificate management strategy.
• Lead Venafi platform upgrades, enhancements, and optimization.
• Define onboarding standards, workflows, policies, and reporting.

Skills

PKI

Venafi

Architecture

Certificate automation

Cryptographic controls

Platform engineering

Hybrid cloud

Tools

Venafi Platform (TPP)

Job description

Location:- Chicago – IL , Tempe – AZ- Remote is ok

Contract

ROLE_DESCRIPTION -

Role Descriptions: Key ResponsibilitiesPKI & Security ArchitectureDesign 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 ArchitectureDesign 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. Certificate Lifecycle AutomationArchitect automated certificate provisioning and renewal solutions.Design automation frameworks using: oVenafi APIsovCertoPowerShelloPythonoAnsibleoGitHub ActionsoAzure DevOpsoCI/CD pipelinesDrive adoption of certificate automation across enterprise application portfolios.

Essential Skills: We are seeking an experienced (10+ years) PKI Venafi Architect to lead the design| implementation| governance| and automation of enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions. The ideal candidate will provide architecture leadership for machine identity management| certificate automation| cryptographic controls| and Venafi platform engineering across hybrid| cloud| and on-premises environments. This role will work closely with Security| Infrastructure| Cloud| DevOps| Identity & Access Management| and Application teams to build scalable and secure trust services.

Skills: Identity and Access Management Implementation| Design & Architecture~Cyber Security - Information Security~Public Key Infrastructure~Multifactor Authentication (MFA)