Senior AWS PKI Engineer

Prophecy Technologies

$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-10+ years experience in Cyber Security and PKI.
  • Expert in PKI design, implementation, and administration in AWS.
  • Extensive experience with AWS PKI services: KMS, CloudHSM, and ACM.
  • Familiarity with scripting languages including PowerShell, Python, and JSON.
  • Solid understanding of PKI technologies, standards, and implementations.
  • Experience with Federal PKI compliance and certificate authority implementation.
  • Experience with automation of certificate life cycle management.

Responsibilities

  • Support and enhance Delta's PKI program through strategic governance and operations.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to provide industry-leading PKI security guidance.
  • Manage PKI-based products like web servers and certification authorities.
  • Implement and review Red Hat Certificate System to address defects and develop capabilities.
  • Assist with troubleshooting and engineering support for PKI systems.
  • Design and implement hardware security modules (HSMs).
  • Maintain knowledge of security tactics across OSI model layers 2 through 7.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organization.
  • Access to leading industry training and certifications.
  • Flexible work environment with potential remote work options.
  • Engagement in innovative projects with cutting-edge technology.
  • Participation in strategic decision-making processes.
Full Job Description
Role Overview:

This role is critical for supporting and maturing Delta's Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) program, encompassing strategy, governance, implementation, operations, and continuous alignment with compliance and regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will be a high-performing, self-motivated individual with extensive professional experience in designing, implementing, and managing PKI and security solutions, particularly within an AWS environment.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Support and mature Delta's PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) program, including strategy, governance, implementation, operations and continuous alignment with compliance and regulatory requirements.
  • Engage with system owners, business teams, and IT stakeholders in strategic discussions to provide best in class PKI security strategy and industry guidance to maximize long-term business objectives.
  • Support PKI-based products (including Web servers and certification authorities) and Common PKI-based protocols (including SSL and TLS, HTTPs, or LDAPs).
  • Experience with certificate authority (CA) implementation in compliance with the Federal PKI (FPKI) Common Policy Authority.
  • Review, patch, the Red Hat Certificate System source code for defects.
  • Develop Red Hat Certificate System source code to implement new capability.
  • Strong expertise in PKI Engineering Support and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with HSM design and implementation.
  • Working knowledge with OSI layer 2-7 security tactics and different kinds of attacks.

Required Skills:
  • 8-10+ years experience in Cyber Security.
  • Expert in PKI design, implementation, administration, and provisioning in AWS.
  • Extensive experience in AWS PKI services: KMS, CloudHSM, ACM, CloudFront, Secrets Manager, CloudTrail.
  • Good working experience with scripting platforms (PowerShell, Batch, Json, Python, YAML, etc).
  • Experience with PKI-based products (including Web servers and certification authorities) and Common PKI-based protocols (including SSL and TLS, HTTPs, or LDAPs).
  • Solid understanding of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) including technology, standards, and implementations, with experience managing, configuring, or supporting a PKI certificate authority.
  • Experience with certificate authority (CA) implementation in compliance with the Federal PKI (FPKI) Common Policy Authority.
  • Experience in automating certificate renewal and certificate life cycle management.
  • Experience with Microsoft's PKI Technologies and latest Windows and Linux server platforms.
  • Experience with integration of Venafi with Microsoft PKI Technologies and Public PKI Providers.
  • Experience on IBM Mainframe platforms Encryption (TKE, UKO, SGKLM, etc).
  • Experience in areas such as identity management, provisioning, authentication, authorization, certification/governance, monitoring along, including HSPD-12 compliance.
  • Experience developing and implementing IT Contingency Plans.

Qualifications:
  • 8-10+ years of professional experience in Cyber Security and PKI.

Preferred Skills:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 5+ years of professional experience in PKI, Venafi, digital certificates management, IBM-Mainframe, Scripting and Information Security domains.
  • Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
  • Preferred one or more certifications: CISSP, AWS Cloud Certificates, CISM or other Cyber Security related certification.

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