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Lead Cryptography Engineer PKI

Posted 1 week ago by SightSpectrum LLC

What you'll do in the role:

  • Communicate regularly with product leads across the organization and discuss opportunities for improvement to existing and future technology solutions.
  • Design, implement, and maintain enterprise cryptographic infrastructure, including PKI, HSMs, and certificate management platforms.
  • Manage the full certificate lifecycle (issuance, renewal, revocation, and deployment) to ensure security, availability, and compliance.
  • Engineer and support secure key management solutions leveraging HSMs, including key generation, storage, rotation, and backup.
  • Monitor and operate cryptographic services in a 24/7 environment (on call rotations), ensuring high availability, incident response, and performance optimization.
  • Automate certificate and key management processes to reduce manual effort and minimize operational risk.
  • Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams to integrate cryptographic controls into enterprise systems and cloud environments.
  • Support the evaluation, design, and adoption of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) capabilities, including PQC-enabled PKI environments, crypto-agility strategies and transition planning What you'll bring to the role:

What you will bring to the role:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity engineering or operations, with exposure to cryptographic services (PKI, HSMs, certificate management).
  • Strong understanding of cryptographic principles, protocols, and standards (e.g., TLS, X.509, key exchange, encryption algorithms).
  • Proven experience managing PKI environments and certificate lifecycle tools in enterprise and/or cloud environments.
  • Hands-on experience with HSM technologies and key management practices, including secure key generation, storage, rotation, and backup.
  • Familiarity with automation and scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell, or similar) to streamline certificate and key management processes.
  • Knowledge of emerging cryptographic trends, including Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and crypto-agility concepts; relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or vendor-specific PKI/HSM certifications are preferred.
  • Prior experience as a lead or driver of change in a security function.
Rate:
Not specified
Location:
New York
IR35 Status:
Outside
Remote Status:
Not specified
Industry:
Cybersecurity
Seniority Level:
Senior

Take-Home Pay

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