Type of Requisition:Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:Top Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:Top Secret/SCI
Public Trust/Other Required:None
Job Family:IT Infrastructure and Operations
Job Qualifications:Skills:PKI Certificate Management, Public Key Infrastructure, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Operations
Certifications:None
Experience:5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:Yes
Job Description:PKI Systems Engineer
- Design, implement, and manage PKI systems, ensuring secure and reliable certificate services.
- Monitor and maintain the health of PKI infrastructure and related components.
- Develop and enforce PKI policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Perform regular audits of the PKI infrastructure to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to PKI and certificate management.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field. Experience may be substituted for education.
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience.
- Strong understanding of public/private key cryptography and digital certificates.
- Hands-on experience in managing certificate authorities (CAs), registration authorities (RAs), and hardware security modules (HSMs).
- Experience with PKI tools and technologies.
- Knowledge of industry standards and protocols (e.g., X.509, TLS/SSL, OCSP, CRLs).
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., PowerShell, Python, or similar).
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret
- Location: Onsite / occasional hybrid allowed
- Required: US Citizenship
- Required: DoD 8140 IAT II compliant
The likely salary range for this position is $157,250 - $212,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:40
Travel Required:Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options:Onsite
Work Location:USA DC Washington
Additional Work Locations:Total Rewards at GDIT:Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
