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Cryptography Engineer

WWT EMEA UK LIMITEDManchester, Greater Manchester🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 10 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This contract role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of post-quantum cryptography integration, allowing you to build and automate critical security services within a globally recognized technology leader. If you possess a strong engineering background with expertise in automation, API development, and cryptographic principles, you'll thrive in this hybrid UK-based position and contribute to cutting-edge advancements. Apply now to shape the future of secure platforms!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Posted
Yesterday

Job Description

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology integrator and supply chain solutions provider. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome.

World Wide Technology (WWT) islooking for an experienced Cryptography Engineerfor intersection of cryptographic architecture and platform/automation engineering.

The ideal candidate will combine deep knowledge of cryptographic primitives and protocols with hands-on engineering skill building APIs, automating manual processes, and integrating with existing core cryptography and security platforms.

This is a contract Role & Inside IR35

Cryptography Engineer

Contract Duration: 6months!

Location:United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and automate cryptographic service capabilities.
  • Develop APIs, tooling and self-service solutions.
  • Integrate cryptographic services into CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines.
  • Simplify and remove manual operational processes.
  • Partner with application, cloud and infrastructure engineering teams.
  • Drive platform reliability, resilience and service adoption.
  • Support crypto-agility and future cryptography initiatives.
  • Champion engineering best practices and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

Essential

  • Strong software, platform or infrastructure engineering background.
  • Experience building and supporting enterprise-scale services.
  • Strong automation and scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Java, Go or similar).
  • API development and systems integration experience.
  • CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and DevOps practices.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP).
  • Excellent problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Passion for simplifying complex problems through engineering.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of PKI and certificate management.
  • Awareness of cryptographic services and key management.
  • Security engineering or DevSecOps experience.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, cloud-native platforms or machine identities.
  • Interest in cryptography, crypto-agility and post-quantum security.

Candidates will be required to go through background checks before commencing contract.

Must be eligibleto live and work in the specifiedwork location. Some occasional travel may be required. Only successful candidates will be contacted

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

World Wide Technology is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of sex, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified.


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