Overview

We are looking for a Cryptography / PKI Engineer to support and maintain cryptography-related systems across our environment. This role will be responsible for ensuring the stability, security, and availability of key and certificate services, advising internal teams on cryptographic best practices, and responding to production incidents as part of a watch duty rotation.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain and support existing cryptography and PKI-related systems.

Provide guidance and hands-on assistance to other teams on cryptographic solutions and implementations.

Troubleshoot and resolve cryptography-related incidents and production issues.

Participate in a Watch Duty / On-Call rotation (approximately 1 day per week ) to respond to production support needs.

Identify recurring issues and recommend improvements to reduce operational pain points and enhance system reliability.

Mandatory Technical Skills & Experience

Familiarity with Microsoft Azure services , especially key and secret management solutions (e.g., Azure Key Vault).

Experience with Ansible or similar automation/configuration tools.

Strong understanding of practical PKI and cryptography concepts , including:

X.509 certificates

Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC)

Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) (awareness/interest is sufficient)

Awareness of common cryptographic protocols and their use cases, such as:

CMS, SCEP, ACME, SAML, TLS

Familiarity with at least one programming/scripting language:

Python, PowerShell, or Java (preferred)

Nice to Have

Broad experience across IT disciplines (systems, security, networking, automation).

Comfort with black-box debugging and diagnostic tools such as:

Microsoft ETW , Linux strace , tcpdump , Wireshark

Experience administering Linux and/or Windows systems .

Soft Skills

Strong English communication skills (written and spoken) — C1 level or above .

Team-oriented mindset with the ability to ask for and provide help when needed.

Self-directed and proactive problem-solving approach.

Strong motivation to learn new tools and technologies as required.

Driven to identify and resolve inefficiencies and pain points.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field OR equivalent practical experience .

Junior System Administrator