PKI Systems Engineer

Who we are

We’re a leading, global security authority that’s disrupting our own category.  Our encryption is trusted by the major ecommerce brands, the world’s largest companies, the major cloud providers, entire country financial systems, entire internets of things and even down to the little things like surgically embedded pacemakers.  We help companies put trust – an abstract idea – to work. That’s digital trust for the real world.

Job summary 

We are in the market for a highly motivated Information Systems Engineer, with specialist skills involving Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), PKI and Key Management who has the ability to work effectively with people & technology.

What you will do

• Install and configure various HSMs and associated systems
• Participate in and contribute to risk management, business continuity management, policy review and compliance audits
• Participate in certificate key management
• Assist in deploying, testing, troubleshooting and maintaining high level of performance, uptime and overall integrity of DigiCert’s global, PKI Management systems
• Continual system performance analysis and capacity planning
• Integrate third party applications as needed
• Provide regular status and track work relating to assigned projects and tasks
• Incident response as needed to resolve system failures and participate in on-call rotation
• Provide recommendations, cross-training, documentation and other support to team members
• Participate in and contribute to the evaluation, design, analysis, installation and maintenance of PKI system architecture 
• Identify ways to improve and streamline processes and procedures
• Generate, verify and monitor OCSP signers and CRL’s for global distribution
• Every task requires attention to detail with security and compliance in mind
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

What you will have

• 1+ years PKI / HSM Experience (essential)
• 3+ years of experience in a similar role in the IT industry
• Auditing experience example PCI Pin Security standard/ PCI DSS Audit etc. 
• Qualification in Information Technology or related field of study
• Native, bi-lingual or professional proficiency in English
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Enterprise systems administration/management experience
• Interpersonal communication skills and emotional maturity
• Team player with positive attitude
• Self-motivated and effective time management skills
• Knowledge of system, network, storage and information security design concepts and principles
• Experience with Agile methodology working in an agile environment
• A security mindset, and strong attention to detail

Nice to have

• OpenSSL, Thales / Gemalto / Luna SA7, EJBCA, HTTP, DNS, SMTP, NTP, Syslog, SSH, Nginx, Salt, Git, Python, Splunk, Active Directory, CentOS, load balancing

Benefits

DigiCert offers a competitive benefits package for all of our full-time employees.  If you want to know more about them, please reach out to us at [email protected] 

DigiCert is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce.  In compliance with applicable federal and state laws, DigiCert prohibits discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran’s status, status as a qualified person with a disability, or genetic information.  Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified person with disabilities, and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

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