Senior PKI Engineer

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Pay

Salary Range: $120,000 - $202,500 Annual. The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location, the applicable range could differ.

Benefits

• Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match.
• Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages.
• Paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans).
• Eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
• Paid volunteer days.
• Vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most.

About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success. We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, and more.