Security Engineer - Vice President - IAM - Jersey City

Goldman Sachs Group; Jersey City (NJ); Sur place; USD 130 000 - 250 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Goldman Sachs Group is seeking a Senior Vice President for Certificate and PKI Technologies in Jersey City, NJ. The role leads global PKI strategy, engineering, and operations, shaping cryptographic services across Kubernetes, service meshes and hybrid-cloud environments.

The candidate will own CA/RA, HSM, KMS, and policy governance, driving automation to prevent outages and ensuring compliance with industry standards. A focus on incident response and external partnerships is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity and IT, with at least 8+ years in PKI, cryptography, and data protection.
• Deep understanding of asymmetric/symmetric cryptography, TLS/SSL, SSH key management, code signing, and HSM management.
• CISSP, CISM, or cryptographic certifications preferred.

Responsabilités

• Define and execute global PKI strategy and roadmap.
• Oversee CA/RA, HSM, and KMS design, deployment, and operations.
• Drive automated certificate lifecycle management (ACME/EST/SCEP) to reduce outages.
• Ensure compliance with WebTrust, SOC2, ISO 27001; publish CP/CPS.
• Architect PKI integrations for Kubernetes, service meshes, and hybrid clouds.
• Act as escalation point for cryptographic vulnerabilities and outages.
• Represent the company in industry groups on cryptographic trends, PQC.

Connaissances

Strategic Leadership

Infrastructure & Engineering

Automation & Lifecycle Management

Compliance & Governance

Cloud & Modern Tech Integration

Incident Response

Vendor & Industry Representation

Formation

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Cryptography, or related field

Outils

ACME

EST

SCEP

KMS

Description du poste

Security Engineer - Vice President - IAM - Jersey City

Jersey City, NJ, United States

Job Description

Who We Are

Identity Security is part of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) business unit within Foundation Engineering Division of Goldman Sachs.

The Role

The Senior Vice President (SVP) of Certificate and PKI Technologies will serve as the leader responsible for global strategy, engineering, deployment, and operations of the enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), cryptography, and digital certificate lifecycle management.

Core Skills and Experience we are looking for

• Strategic Leadership:Define and execute the global enterprise roadmap for PKI, certificate management, and cryptographic services, ensuring alignment with overall cybersecurity and business objectives.
• Infrastructure & Engineering:Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal and external Certificate Authorities (CAs), Registration Authorities (RAs), Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), and Key Management Systems (KMS).
• Automation & Lifecycle Management:Drive the adoption of automated certificate lifecycle management (CLM) tools and protocols (e.g., ACME, EST, SCEP) to eliminate manual processes and prevent outages caused by expired certificates.
• Compliance & Governance:Ensure strict adherence to cryptographic standards, industry regulations and audit requirements (e.g., WebTrust, SOC2, ISO 27001). Establish and maintain the enterprise Certificate Policy and Certification Practice Statement (CP/CPS).
• Cloud & Modern Tech Integration:Architect scalable PKI solutions tailored for modern environments, including Kubernetes, service meshes and hybrid-cloud deployments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Incident Response & Risk Management:Serve as the escalation point for cryptographic vulnerabilities, certificate-related outages, and emergency key rotations.
• Vendor & Industry Representation:Manage relationships with external Certificate Authorities and security vendors. Represent the organization in industry consortiums to stay ahead of emerging cryptographic trends, such as Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)

Attitudes we want

• Ability to thrive in our global organization in a fast paced, resultoriented, hybrid workplace.
• Team player, eager to work in a global organization.
• Enjoys working in an Agile environment.
• Strong emphasis on personal initiative and ownership.
• Customer focused and values good developer experience.
• A passion for learning new technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience:10+ years of experience in cybersecurity and information technology, with at least 8+ years of dedicated leadership experience in PKI, cryptography, and data protection.
• Technical Expertise:Deep understanding of asymmetric/symmetric cryptography, TLS/SSL protocols, SSH key management, code signing, and HSM management.
• Education:Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Cryptography, or a related field.
• Certifications:Preferred certifications include CISSP, CISM, or specialized cryptographic credentials.

Salary Range
The expected base salary for this Jersey City, NJ, United States-based position is $130000-$250000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end.

Benefits
Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here .

Job Info

• Job Identification 181940
• Job Category Vice President
• Posting Date 10/22/2026, 01:31 PM
• Locations Jersey City, NJ, United States

Healthcare & Medical Services

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Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

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We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

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