PKI Engineer

• Administer and maintain Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), including issuing CAs, certificate templates, enrollment services (including autoenrollment), Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES), and CRL publication.
• Operate our certificate lifecycle platform, such as Venafi Trust Protection Platform or Keyfactor Command. Monitor certificate inventory, process requests, support renewals, and troubleshoot integrations.
• Use Fortanix Data Security Manager and other HSM-backed services as part of PKI operations. Work with the team that owns those services to resolve access, connectivity, and key usage issues.
• Investigate and resolve certificate issuance, renewal, trust chain, revocation, NDES enrollment, and key access issues.
• Perform routine PKI health checks, patching, maintenance, backups, and recovery testing.
• Respond to certificate expiration alerts and coordinate renewals with application and infrastructure owners.
• Maintain existing PowerShell scripts, scheduled tasks, reports, and PKI automation.
• Maintain CLM/CLaaS infrastructure.
• Keep documentation, runbooks, and certificate records accurate. Support audits, change management, and incident response.
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• Strong hands-on experience operating Microsoft AD CS in an enterprise environment, including NDES.
• Experience administering Venafi Trust Protection Platform or Keyfactor Command.
• Working knowledge of Fortanix Data Security Manager or comparable HSM solutions, including how PKI services use protected keys. Direct responsibility for administering the HSM platform is not required.
• Strong understanding of X.509 certificates, certificate chains, enrollment, revocation, TLS, and private key protection.
• PowerShell scripting and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work with Active Directory, DNS, networking, application, and key management teams to resolve certificate issues.
• Understanding of cryptographic management in Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS.
• Understanding and experience with certificate configuration and management on content delivery networks, web application firewalls, network load balancers and azure application gateways.
• Experience with change control, operational documentation, and production support.
• Experience and knowledge of offline root CA ceremonies and maintenance processes associated with an ORCA

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting code signing or publicly trusted TLS certificates.
• Familiarity with PKI backup, recovery, and audit requirements.

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The starting base pay is $101,900.00 to $132,800.00. Blackbaud may pay more or less based on employee qualifications, market value, Company finances, and other operational considerations.

Benefits Include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Remote-flexible workforce
• Wellness Programs
• 401(k) program with employer match
• Flexible paid time off
• Generous Parental Leave
• Donations for Doers
• Pet insurance, legal and identity protection
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