Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Basingstoke, UK
Summary: Join a specialized technical team as a PKI Architect, focusing on the design and delivery of secure cryptographic solutions for Defence and Government clients. This role requires active DV clearance and involves collaboration with various architects to ensure high-security standards in PKI implementations. The position emphasizes the importance of cryptographic integrity in mission-critical environments. This is an opportunity to advance your career in a vital area of national security.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, integrate, and deliver secure network services from concept through to implementation.
- Define high-level and low-level PKI designs in collaboration with solution and security architects.
- Contribute to mission-critical environments ensuring reliability and cryptographic integrity.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience in PKI and Cryptography solution design, including enterprise-scale certificate management.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Certificate Services and tools such as OpenSSL and Certutil.
- Expertise with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) and Key Management Systems (KMS), particularly Thales HSM platforms.
- Advanced understanding of SSL certificate management and related lifecycle processes.
- Experience designing PKI in cloud environments (Azure or AWS).
- Proven ability to produce both HLD and LLD documentation to high standards.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Basingstoke
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
PKI Architect - REMOTE WORKING
Must have an Active DV Clearance
Join an elite technical team as a PKI Architect, designing and delivering secure, high-assurance cryptographic solutions for Defence and Government clients. This is a unique opportunity to apply your expertise in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and cryptography to protect critical national systems and enable trusted digital services.
About the Role - PKI Architect
As a PKI Architect, you'll play a key role in the design, integration, and delivery of secure network services from concept through to implementation.
Working closely with solution architects, security architects, and project teams, you'll define high-level and low-level PKI designs to meet stringent security standards.
You'll contribute to complex, mission-critical environments where reliability, assurance, and cryptographic integrity are paramount.
What We're Looking For - PKI Architect
Extensive experience in PKI and Cryptography solution design, including enterprise-scale certificate management.
In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Certificate Services (CA, NDES, CEP/CES, AD DS) and tools such as OpenSSL and Certutil.
Expertise with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) and Key Management Systems (KMS) - experience with Thales HSM platforms highly desirable.
Advanced understanding of SSL certificate management and related lifecycle processes.
Experience designing PKI in cloud environments (Azure or AWS).
Proven ability to produce both HLD and LLD documentation to high standards.
Take your career to the next level as a PKI Architect, shaping the future of secure, scalable infrastructure for critical government programmes.
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