PKI Cryptography Consultant
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Working with one of the top financial clients this role calls for a PKI Cryptography Consultant who will be providing cryptography consulting to internal business partners, as well as contribute to cryptographic policies, procedures, strategies, and roadmaps. The role will play a critical part in bridging the gap between cryptography technical experts and non-technical stakeholders, supporting enterprise-scale projects, contributing to the success of the organization's cybersecurity initiatives, and uplifting the department's maturity level in cryptography and key management.
Responsibilities:
- Perform a lead role in managing the Cryptography team Intake. Monitor and triage Intake tickets and provide crypto SME consulting to the requestors.
- Contribute to developing technical and governance documentation for cryptographic projects, including system and process requirements, design specifications, RACI charts, and technical guides.
- Work with peer teams to identify and document current state technology capabilities/ecosystem and support stakeholders to design the desired future state.
- Support the development of business cases, including RFI/RFP, executing Proof of Concept, and service level agreements with vendors/suppliers consistent with technology requirements/guidelines.
- Translate business requirements into functional cryptographic specifications.
- Document processes and workflows for encryption at rest and encryption in transit.
- Contribute to review and update cybersecurity policies, technology guides, and user guides.
- Translate complex technical concepts into easily understandable language for diverse audiences.
- Work closely with cybersecurity engineers, cryptographers, and project managers to collect required information.
- Ensure alignment with organizational security standards and regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001).
- Collaborate with a team at the forefront of cybersecurity and cryptography innovation.
- Contribute to critical initiatives that safeguard enterprise data and systems using cryptography.
Desired Skill Set:
- 5 years of Cryptographic experience with either: Windows/Unix/Linux Databases (including MS SQL, Oracle, MongoDB
- 5 years of experience in Lifecycle Management for cryptographic keys and digital certificates
- 5 years of expertise in PKI (Certificate Authority, x509 Digital Certificates, SSH, Microsoft ADCS, TLS ciphers)
- 5 years of experience working with Regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, GDPR, PCI DSS)
Nice To Have:
- Exposure to Post-Quantum Cryptography and its standardization
- Experience in protecting data in the Public Cloud
- Working knowledge of Mainframe cryptography and Mainframe HSM
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