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Senior PKI Engineer

Programmers.ioAtlanta, GA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 21 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid Senior PKI Engineer role offers significant opportunities for growth within a reputable company, allowing you to leverage your extensive experience in cybersecurity and AWS to shape critical security strategies. You'll thrive here if you are a self-motivated individual with a deep understanding of PKI concepts and a passion for developing innovative security solutions. Don't miss the chance to apply and make a substantial impact!

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Skills: 8-10+ years experience required Cyber Security AWS DevOps and Automation Public Key Infrastructure

Job Description:

  • 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.
  • High performing and self-motivated, extensive professional experience in designing, implementing and managing PKI and security solutions.
  • Solid understanding of PKI concepts and security properties.
  • 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.

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:

  • Good working experience with scripting platforms (PowerShell, Batch, Json, Python, YAML, etc)
  • Expert in PKI design, implementation, administration, and provisioning in AWS. Extensive experience in AWS PKI services: KMS, CloudHSM, ACM, CloudFront, Secrets Manager, CloudTrail
  • Experience with PKI-based products (including Web servers and certification authorities) and Common PKI-based protocols (including SSL and TLS, HTTPs, or LDAPs).
  • A 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.
  • Conduct technical research and set cloud security direction and strategy
  • 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.

Preferred Qualifications & 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.

Skills

Agile

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