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# Senior PKI Engineer

- **Company:** State Street
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $202,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Public Key Infrastructure, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Systems Integration, Transport Layer Security, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Cyberark, Software Troubleshooting, SailPoint, Restful APIs, Splunk, Servicenow
- **Published:** July 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/4cb4a34e-883d-4728-ba1c-840450e0a9c2

## About the Role

* Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive execution across multiple teams.

 * Practical focus on risk reduction, operational simplification, automation and measurable outcomes.

 * Ability to communicate clearly with technical teams, leadership, audit and risk stakeholders., * 7+ years of PKI, cybersecurity, infrastructure engineering or related enterprise technology experience.

 * Strong knowledge of PKI, TLS, SSL, certificate authorities, HSMs, OCSP, CRL, SSH and code signing concepts.

 * Experience with Keyfactor, DigiCert, Microsoft ADCS, Venafi or comparable certificate lifecycle management platforms.

 * Strong scripting and automation experience with PowerShell, Python, REST APIs or similar technologies.

 * Experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS.

 * Strong troubleshooting, communication, documentation and stakeholder management skills.

## Description

This role is responsible for engineering, modernizing and automating enterprise PKI, certificate lifecycle management, machine identity and related cryptographic capabilities across on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments. We are looking for a senior PKI engineer who can design and implement secure, scalable, and highly automated cryptographic services. The candidate should be comfortable working across infrastructure, cloud, security, application, and governance teams, with a strong focus on reducing manual work and improving operational resiliency.

What you will be responsible for

As a Senior PKI Engineer you will

 * Design, implement and maintain enterprise PKI and certificate lifecycle management platforms.

 * Lead automation for certificate issuance, renewal, deployment, validation and governance workflows.

 * Develop integrations with enterprise platforms such as ServiceNow, SailPoint, CyberArk, Splunk, Azure, AWS and related security technologies.

 * Support public and private Certificate Authority services, trust models, certificate profiles and lifecycle standards.

 * Drive machine identity management capabilities across servers, applications, APIs, devices and cloud services.

 * Lead certificate discovery, remediation, migration and platform modernization initiatives.

 * Develop automation using APIs, PowerShell, Python and modern orchestration tools.

 * Partner with infrastructure, cloud, application and security teams to implement cryptographic solutions.

 * Support crypto agility and post-quantum cryptography readiness initiatives.

 * Support audit, regulatory and cybersecurity initiatives related to PKI and cryptography.


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