Senior PKI & Cryptography Engineer

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Chandler, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Financial Services Company in Chandler, AZ; Charlotte, NC; or Irving, TX (Hybrid) seeks a Senior PKI & Cryptography Engineer for a 12-month contract. You will consult on complex initiatives, review large-scale software engineering challenges, and collaborate with client teams to validate PKI infrastructures and cryptographic asset management.

The role demands deep PKI and cryptography knowledge, experience with HSMs, key management, and post-quantum readiness planning, with the ability to drive

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated through work, consulting, training, military, or education.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Contribute to the resolution of complex situations meeting policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Strategically collaborate with client personnel.
• Evaluate technical capabilities of vendors responding to cryptographic discovery and 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 assets.
• Test integrations with enterprise data sources to validate inventory and workflows.
• Assess solution scalability, coverage, and implementation requirements.
• Produce technical findings, architecture recommendations, and implementation plans for leadership review.
• Support transition from evaluation to deployment planning and production onboarding.

Skills

Software Engineering

PKI

Cryptography

Certificate management

Tools

HSMs

Key management

Job description

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.

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.