An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Senior PKI Administrator!!
Location: Salt Lake City, UT- US
Job ID: 34077
Responsible for overseeing, and coordinating all aspects of the IdenTrust public key infrastructure (PKI) service platform. Installs, configures, and maintains PKI applications. Perform key ceremonies and all digital certificate key life cycle events including, but not limited to validations, issuance, and revocations. This role involves ensuring the security and integrity of digital certificates, technical leadership and mentorship of PKI administrators, and collaborating with various departments to support secure communications and authentication. Ensures service levels agreement are met and that systems are properly monitored to ensure they are functional.
Who are we?
HID Global powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.
We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,500 worldwide employees. Check us out here: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo
HID’s Identity and Access Management Solutions (IAMS) Department:
HID Global Identity and Access Management Solutions products protect more than 85 million user identities. At HID Global, we understand that no person, device, or workplace can go unprotected. This philosophy of Zero Trust drives us to create new advances in risk-based multi-factor authentication, leads us to secure user identities in converged access environments and drives the need to expand implementations with our industry-leading digital certificates and PKIaaS solution to manage them at scale.
As our Senior PKI Administrator, you’ll support HID’s success by:
Oversee the operation and maintenance of PKI systems, ensuring their availability, reliability, and security Providing Technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to junior team members, ensuring best practices in PKI implementation and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation Ensuring integrity of Root key material Handling the issuance, renewal, and revocation of digital certificates. Ensuring proper lifecycle management of certificates Installing and maintaining CA applications Providing third level support for customer support Assisting with evaluating new products and emerging technologies Providing input on forecasting business needs and budgeting in support of PKI Operations Remaining current with technology and industry/market trends and apply to the design and management of PKI systems Assisting with maintaining Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and testing plans to ensure redundancy and recoverability Coordinating with System Administrators and Developers in the development / implementation / changes related to CA applications Working with cybersecurity teams to implement and improve PKI security measures, ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices Ensuring PKI systems comply with relevant data privacy and protection frameworks Developing and maintaining comprehensive documentation for PKI processes, procedures, and configurations Supporting the on-going maintanence of a quality assurance review process of key life cycle events and ceremonies Supporting efforts to provide direction towards the achievement of department goals and objectives Helping with providing capability reporting and PKI platform usage Participating in on-call rotation
What we will love about your background:
Experience with CA services, including CA’s, CRL’s, LDAP, and OCSP Experience with web server certificate installations for SSL/TLS Experience with UNIX and NT systems Experience with Machine Identity Management software Experience with remote computing security solutions, i.e. VPN and cryptographic solutions Experience with Hardware Security Modules (HSM) and Key Management Systems (KMS) Strong understanding of cryptography and PKI concepts Experience with all aspects of Certificate life cycle events Proficient in MS Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell Ability to effectively communicate in the English language, both verbally and in writing Ability to read and interpret technical journals, specifications, international technical standards, etc.
Your Experience and Education include:
Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in managing PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) systems and related technologies, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role Bachelor degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline. Candidates with equivalent education plus relevant work experience may also be considered Working knowledge of PKI systems including certificate authority (CA) services, key storage mechanism and hardware security modules (HSMs), validations services such as on-line certificate status protocol (OCSP), certificate revocation lists (CRL) and various deployment methods, i.e., LDAP, HTTP, etc. Experience with identity-management, web-applications, OS-integration, network-security Experience with document-signing, form-signing, data-protection, etc.
Who you are as a Team Member:
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal Willingness to ‘roll up sleeves’ and dive deep into tactical work when necessary Good interpersonal skills, willingness to learn and continue to grow professionally Strong team player and ability to work well with others
Why apply?
Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive ambitious change Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly
HID is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.
We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!
On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something. HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries. We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.
When you join our HID team, you’ll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You’ll have 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.
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