PKI Engineer

Who we are

DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust, helping organizations protect the digital interactions people rely on every day. From websites and cloud services to connected devices and critical systems, we make sure digital experiences are secure, private, and authentic.

Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform brings together certificates, DNS, and lifecycle management to help organizations stay ahead of risk as technology and threats evolve. Trusted by more than 100,000 organizations—including 90% of the Fortune 500—DigiCert helps businesses operate with confidence today while preparing for what’s next, including a quantum-safe future.

Job summary

We are in the market for a highly motivated PKI Systems Engineer, with specialist skills involving Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), PKI and Key Management who has the ability to work effectively with people & technology.

What you will do

• Install and configure various HSMs and associated systems

• Participate in and contribute to risk management, business continuity management, policy review and compliance audits

• Participate in certificate key management

• Assist in deploying, testing, troubleshooting and maintaining high level of performance, uptime and overall integrity of DigiCert’s global, PKI Management systems.

• Continual system performance analysis and capacity planning

• Integrate third party applications as needed

• Provide regular status and track work relating to assigned projects and tasks

• Incident response as needed to resolve system failures and participate in on-call rotation

• Provide recommendations, cross-training, documentation and other support to team members

• Participate in and contribute to the evaluation, design, analysis, installation and maintenance of PKI system architecture

• Identify ways to improve and streamline processes and procedures

• Generate, verify and monitor OCSP signers and CRL’s for global distribution

• Every task requires attention to detail with security and compliance in mind

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

What you will have

• 1+ years PKI / HSM Experience (essential)

• 3+ years of experience in a similar role in the IT industry

• Auditing experience example PCI Pin Security standard/ PCI DSS Audit etc.

• Qualification in Information Technology or related field of study

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

• Enterprise systems administration/management experience

• Interpersonal communication skills and emotional maturity

• Team player with positive attitude

• Self-motivated and effective time management skills

• Knowledge of system, network, storage and information security design concepts and principles

• Experience with Agile methodology working in an agile environment

• A security mindset, and strong attention to detail

Nice to have

• OpenSSL, Thales / Gemalto / Luna SA7, EJBCA, HTTP, DNS, SMTP, NTP, Syslog, SSH, Nginx, Salt, Git, Python, Splunk, Active Directory, CentOS, load balancing,

Benefits

• Generous time off policies

• Top shelf benefits

• Education, wellness and lifestyle support

Salary range $103,000.00-$154,400.00 (actual salary offered to a candidate within this range will depend on a variety of factors including relative levels of experience and education, years in this or essentially similar role, market competition, etc.)

#LI-KK1

Salary range - actual salary offered to a candidate within this range will depend on a variety of factors including relative levels of experience and education, years in this or essentially similar role, market competition, etc.

California pay range
$103,000—$154,400 USD