What are the responsibilities and job description for the PKI Cloud Engineer position at Apex Systems?
Job Details
Job#: 3014347
Job Description:
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Engineer with deep expertise in PKI, TLS certificate management, and cryptographic technologies specifically in cloud environments. This role is critical in delivering secure automation systems and tools to mitigate cyber-attack risks, ensuring compliance, and driving technical innovation across the enterprise environment.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
Job Description:
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Engineer with deep expertise in PKI, TLS certificate management, and cryptographic technologies specifically in cloud environments. This role is critical in delivering secure automation systems and tools to mitigate cyber-attack risks, ensuring compliance, and driving technical innovation across the enterprise environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop solutions for certificate management lifecycle integrations in cloud environments.
- Deliver moderately complex tools and systems to reduce cyber-attack risks.
- Protect system boundaries and secure sensitive data.
- Collaborate with peer teams and foster cross-team partnerships.
- Operate independently within a structured environment, taking initiative as needed.
- Troubleshoot issues in Windows Server (2022) and RHEL/Unix environments.
- Work closely with Engineering, Deployment, and Operations teams to drive design adoption.
- Manage vendor relationships and coordinate across industry facets.
- Make engineering design decisions and implement technical automated solutions.
Required Qualifications
- 5 years of experience in information security technology, specifically in cybersecurity.
- Expertise in PKI, TLS certificate management, and software development life cycles.
- Strong knowledge of cryptographic/encryption technologies (symmetric/asymmetric cryptography, digital signing, certificate authority).
- Extensive experience creating automation scripts and communicating solutions; proficiency in PowerShell or C#.
- Ability to create/update Ansible Tower/AAP/OpenSource playbooks.
- Experience with AWS and/or Azure serverless offerings.
- Understanding of security compliance requirements (PCI, SOX).
- Ability to create detailed technical presentations and process documentation.
- Strong analytical, reasoning, and organizational skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Adaptability to changing requirements and ambiguity.
- Ability to influence and align others to a technical vision.
- Self-starter with motivation and curiosity to create processes with minimal guidance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Venafi or similar TLS certificate management solutions.
- Familiarity with deploying containerized applications.
- Proficient in Linux-based operating systems.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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