(USA) Senior Systems and Infrastructure Engineer, Information Security

Walmart; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Stock purchase plan

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a PKI/HSM Engineer to design, implement, and support the enterprise cryptographic infrastructure, including PKI, CLM, and HSMs. You will automate certificate management, collaborate across security, cloud, and application teams, and help drive workload identity and cryptographic agility.

The role emphasizes security, automation, and scalable infrastructure with opportunities to influence modernization and operational excellence across Walmart's on-prem and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area with 3+ years’ experience in systems/infrastructure engineering at a tech, retail, or data-driven company.
• 5 years’ experience in systems and infrastructure engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support enterprise PKI, CLM, and HSM solutions.
• Automate certificate and cryptographic key management using scripting, IaC, and CI/CD tools.
• Partner with security, infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to integrate enterprise cryptographic services.
• Drive modernization, certificate automation, workload identity, and cryptographic agility initiatives.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize PKI and HSM platforms to ensure availability, security, and performance.
• Collaborate on capacity planning to optimize resource utilization and forecast infrastructure needs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues, escalating as necessary to maintain system integrity.
• Apply security standards and best practices across infrastructure components and automation processes.

Skills

Infrastructure security

Automation scripting

Configuration management

PKI/CA management

System design

Capacity management

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering/IS/Cybersecurity

5 years’ experience in systems and infrastructure engineering

Job description

Position Summary...PKI/HSM is responsible for engineering, automating, and supporting Walmart's enterprise cryptographic infrastructure, including Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). This role designs secure, scalable cryptographic services, enables certificate automation and workload identity, manages enterprise key infrastructure, and partners with security, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams to protect critical business systems while driving modernization and operational excellence.

About the team:

The team is dedicated to designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable cryptographic infrastructure that supports enterprise business objectives. It leads modernization efforts for Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Hardware Security Modules (HSM), and certificate lifecycle management across on-premises and cloud environments. Collaborating closely with security, infrastructure, networking, and application teams, the group emphasizes automation, operational efficiency, and compliance with security standards. Members contribute to developing innovative solutions, ensuring high availability and reliability of cryptographic services while mentoring peers and driving continuous improvement in infrastructure security and automation practices.

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and support enterprise PKI, Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), and Hardware Security Module (HSM) solutions.
• Automate certificate and cryptographic key management using scripting, Infrastructure-as-Code, and CI/CD tools.
• Partner with security, infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to integrate enterprise cryptographic services.
• Drive modernization, certificate automation, workload identity, and cryptographic agility initiatives.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize PKI and HSM platforms to ensure availability, security, and performance.
• Collaborate on capacity planning to optimize resource utilization and forecast future infrastructure needs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues, escalating as necessary to maintain system integrity.
• Apply security standards and best practices across infrastructure components and automation processes.

What you'll bring

• Extensive experience in infrastructure security, scalability design, and disaster recovery methodologies.
• Proficiency with automation tools and scripting languages to streamline workflows and deployments.
• Strong knowledge of configuration management and infrastructure maintenance best practices.
• Expertise in public key infrastructure, certificate authority management, and hardware security modules.
• Ability to design modular, extensible systems aligned with security standards and compliance frameworks.
• Skilled in capacity management, performance optimization, and resource rightsizing.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, telemetry implementation, and secure software development lifecycle practices.

Benefits

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For Information About Benefits And Eligibility, See One.Walmart.

The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock

Minimum Qualifications

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 3years’ experience in systems and infrastructure engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Option 2: 5 years’ experience in systems and infrastructure engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Preferred Qualifications

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Certification in Security+, GISF, CISSP, CCSP, or GSEC, Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity or related area and 1 year’s experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location

805 Se Moberly Ln., Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.