Lead Security Analyst, Cryptography & PKI

About the Role

Innova Solutions has a client that is immediately hiring for a Lead Information Security Analyst (Cryptography & PKI). This is a full-time contract position with a duration of 12+ months, offering a hybrid work arrangement in Charlotte, NC; Chandler, AZ; Los Colinas, TX; or Minneapolis, MN.

Responsibilities

• Act as the SME for enterprise cryptography, PKI, encryption technologies, certificate lifecycle management, and key management.
• Provide technical leadership and governance for digital certificates across the enterprise.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, cloud, and security teams to design secure cryptographic solutions.
• Conduct cryptographic risk assessments and recommend remediation strategies.
• Develop and maintain cryptographic standards, policies, and control frameworks.
• Support audit, regulatory, and compliance activities related to cryptographic controls.
• Lead initiatives for certificate discovery, inventory management, governance, and lifecycle automation.
• Evaluate and optimize certificate lifecycle management platforms such as Venafi, Keyfactor, and DigiCert.
• Monitor emerging cryptographic threats, including Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
• Mentor security teams and contribute to enterprise cryptographic strategy and modernization efforts.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Information Security, Cryptography, PKI, Encryption, Key Management, or related cybersecurity disciplines within the financial services industry.
• Strong expertise in PKI, Digital Certificate Lifecycle Management, and cryptographic technologies.
• Hands-on experience with certificate management platforms such as Venafi, Keyfactor, DigiCert, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), key protection mechanisms, and operational controls.
• Experience performing cryptographic risk assessments and remediation planning.
• Knowledge of regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements related to cryptographic controls.
• Experience analyzing large datasets to identify risk, compliance gaps, and operational improvement opportunities.
• Strong analytical, automation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Pay

$60 to $65 per hour.

Benefits

• Medical & pharmacy coverage
• Dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Short term and Long term Disability
• Accident & Critical illness coverage
• Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection
• Sick time and other types of paid leaves (as required by law)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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