PKI Engineer

Our client is seeking a fully onsite PKI Engineer for a 12+ month contract in Irving, TX. No C2C!
Required

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Security+, CISSP, GSEC, or equivalent security certifications.
• Microsoft security or identity certifications preferred.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform certificate management services.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles and modern authentication technologies.
• 3-5 years of PKI engineering, information security, or infrastructure security experience.
• Experience managing Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) or equivalent PKI platforms.
• Strong understanding of PKI, certificate lifecycle management, SSL/TLS, X.509 certificates, and cryptographic principles.
• Experience with certificate enrollment, issuance, renewal, revocation, and validation processes.
• Knowledge of HSMs and cryptographic key management.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.
• Experience with PowerShell or other automation/scripting technologies.

Day to Day

• PKI Infrastructure Administration: Manage and maintain enterprise PKI platforms, including Certificate Authorities (CAs), Registration Authorities (RAs), HSMs, OCSP responders, and certificate enrollment services.
• Certificate Lifecycle Management: Issue, renew, revoke, and replace digital certificates for users, devices, servers, applications, cloud services, and network appliances.
• PKI Security & Compliance: Implement and enforce PKI security controls, certificate policies, certificate practice statements, and cryptographic standards.
• Certificate Automation & Integration: Design and support automated certificate management solutions using Microsoft AD CS, Venafi, Keyfactor, DigiCert, ACME, and scripting technologies.
• Cryptographic Key Management: Manage cryptographic key generation, storage, rotation, escrow, and destruction processes.
• Troubleshooting & Support: Diagnose and resolve certificate-related issues impacting applications, websites, VPNs, and authentication systems.
• PKI Standards & Documentation: Develop and maintain PKI architecture diagrams, procedures, technical documentation, and governance standards.
• Security Operations & Continuous Improvement: Participate in security assessments, incident investigations, vulnerability remediation, and infrastructure modernization efforts.