Senior PKI & Cryptography Engineer

Kelly Services; Chandler (AZ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners seeks a Senior PKI & Cryptography Engineer for a long-term contract in a hybrid role, based in Chandler, AZ. The role requires 5+ years of software engineering experience and deep PKI expertise to manage certificates, trust services, and cryptographic assets.

Responsibilities include consulting on complex initiatives, evaluating technical solutions, and leading proof-of-concept activities.

Qualifications

• Five or more years in software engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with PKI, certificates, trust services, and cryptographic assets.
• Familiarity with HSMs and key management systems.

Responsibilities

• Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact for software engineering.
• Review multi-faceted, large-scale engineering challenges requiring in-depth evaluation.
• Produce architecture recommendations and implementation plans for leadership.
• Support deployment planning and production onboarding.
• Design and execute proof-of-concept and pilot environments for shortlisted vendors.
• Validate cryptographic discovery across certificates, keys, and protocols.

Skills

Software engineering experience 5+ yrs

PKI & cryptography

Certificate lifecycle management

HSMs / key management

Security architecture

POC & pilots

Post-quantum readiness

Job description

$64.66 - $72.86

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Senior PKI & Cryptography Engineer in Chandler, AZ, Charlotte, NC or Irving, TX (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Enterprise cryptography and cryptographic asset management

• PKI, certificate lifecycle management, and trust services

• Key management systems and HSMs

• Cryptographic inventory and discovery platforms

• Security architecture and system integration

• Proof-of-concept and pilot execution

• Post-quantum cryptography readiness and migration planning

What You Will Be Doing

• Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Software Engineering.

• Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Software Engineering challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors.

• Contribute to the resolution of complex and multi-faceted situations requiring solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that meet deliverables.

• Strategically collaborate and consult with client personnel.

• Evaluate technical capabilities of vendors responding to the Cryptographic Discovery and Cryptography Posture Management RFP.

• Participate in solution scoring and technical due diligence activities.

• Design, build, and execute proof-of-concept and pilot environments for shortlisted vendors.

• Validate cryptographic discovery coverage across certificates, keys, protocols, PKI infrastructure, and related cryptographic assets.

• Test integrations with enterprise data sources and systems of record to validate inventory, ownership attribution, and operational workflows.

• Assess solution scalability, coverage, operational fit, and implementation requirements.

• Produce technical findings, architecture recommendations, and implementation plans for leadership review.

• Support transition from evaluation to deployment planning and production onboarding efforts.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.