PKI Security Admin

General Dynamics Information Technology
Fairfax, VA, United States
4 days ago
Apply on www.techcareers.com
Prepare application

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
4 years minimum
Compensation
$96,569.0 - $130,651.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Active Directory Artificial Intelligence Apache HTTP Server User Authentication Oracle WebLogic Server Unix Linux Hardware Security Module Hyper-V IBM Websphere Application Server Internet Information Services (IIS) Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP)
+19 more
Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft SQL Server Windows Servers Public Key Infrastructure Windows PowerShell Ansible Server Administration Server Virtualization Virtualization Technology Web Services SSL Certificate Management Cyberark Firewalls (Computer Science) Git Information Technology Restful APIs Servicenow Citrix Netscaler Vmware

Job description

This position will support the United States Postal Service (USPS). GDIT is seeking an experienced PKI Security Admin to join our dynamic team., * Support internal and external customers with certificate-related issues across USPS applications and services.

  • Provide guidance and training to key stakeholders on PKI lifecycle management, processes, and procedures.
  • Create reports and documentation using AI and other automation tools.
  • Review complex PKI and certificate-related issues, determine effective solutions, and recommend improvements to ensure efficient, reliable, and sustainable operations.
  • Support certificate automation using Venafi/CyberArk TPP identifying opportunities to incorporate AI into automation efforts.
  • Supervise the PKI team, develop project requirements for complex and critical applications, provides sound strategic advice, technical expertise, and guidance to program and project staff
  • Ability to work independently, work in a fast-paced environment, and attention to detail

Requirements

AD CS (Inactive),PKI Certificate Management,System Security

Experience:

9 + years of related experience, * Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required.

  • NOTE: If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.

Required Experience :

  • 9+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong knowledge of REST API integration, Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP), and Microsoft AD auto-enrollment.
  • Familiarity with technologies such as VCERT, Portable Git, Ansible, and Visual Studio Code.
  • Proficiency in PowerShell scripting.
  • Strong understanding of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) including:
  • Certificate Authority Administration
  • Certificate Enrollment Web Service & Policy Web Service
  • Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) monitoring
  • Infrastructure experience in one or more of the following areas: IT or server administration, networking, Active Directory/LDAP, Unix/Linux, virtualization, or access control administration.
  • Strong communication skills with IT customers, developers, and system administrators.
  • Strong experience with certificate management tools, preferably Venafi/CyberArk, Microsoft Certificate Authority, and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs).
  • Heavy experience troubleshooting digital certificate issues, with an interest in advancing automation and AI-driven solutions.
  • Knowledge of Post Quantum Cryptography

Preferred Experience :

  • Experience with ServiceNow or other Change/Incident/Problem management ticketing technology
  • IT system administration experience (systems management, networks, firewalls) in an enterprise environment
  • Experience with user directory technologies for authentication (e.g., LDAP, Active Directory)
  • Experience with Microsoft Windows Server configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with Unix and Linux configuration and troubleshooting
  • Experience with technologies that use TLS/SSL encryption (e.g., F5, Netscaler, IIS, Apache, WebLogic, WebSphere, etc.)
  • Proficiency with server virtualization technologies (VMWare, HyperV)
  • Database administration (MSSQL) experience

Preferred Training :

  • A+ NET+ SEC+ nCSE
  • Venafi/CyberArk Admin
  • certified encryption engineer
  • CCENT
  • CCNA

Security Clearance Level :

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting.
  • This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Benefits & conditions

  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
  • Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
  • Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

zxc726

The likely salary range for this position is $96,569 - $130,651. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About the company

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at https://gdit.com/tc.

Apply for this position

This job is hosted externally. Click below to view the full posting and apply.

Apply on www.techcareers.com
Prepare application

Good distractions

Talks and stories from around this role — technically off-topic, practically not.

6:21 min

Investigating push inefficiencies with upstream Git experts

Jonathan Creamer · Coffee With Developers

2:03 min

Microsoft integrating native Unix coreutils into Windows environments

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

52 sec

Running persistent Linux environments directly on Windows

Ben Breard Ben Breard · World Congress 2025

4:01 min

Finding personal fulfillment in the cybersecurity industry

LIVE

56 sec

Favorite git commands and the importance of patch commits

Eileen Uchitelle Eileen Uchitelle +1 · Coffee With Developers

1:45 min

Transitioning from software development to security roles

Stefania Chaplin · World Congress 2022

Videos

See all

Related articles

See all