#NC25MGT178403 - PKI Infrastructure Specialist - Closed
Deadline: April 1, 2025
Requester: NATO
Location: Mons, Belgium
Job type: Contractor
Start date: May, 2025
Security clearance: NATO SECRET
SCOPE OF WORK / DUTIES / ROLES
PKI Strategy and Architecture Duties:
- Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise PKI solutions, including Certificate Authorities (CAs), Registration Authorities (RAs), and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs);
- Define and enforce PKI security policies, standards, and best practices to align with NATO policy and industry requirements;
- Develop a strategic roadmap for PKI evolution, including cloud-based cryptographic services and post-quantum cryptography readiness;
- Proven ability to define and execute PKI strategies at an enterprise level;
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a risk-based approach to security;
- Excellent communication skills to engage both technical and executive stakeholders;
- Experience in mentoring teams and driving security best practices across project teams.
Operational Duties:
- Install, configure and maintain the day-to-day NATO wide PKI systems and components;
- Install, configure and maintain NATO PKI (NPKI) virtualized infrastructure;
- Install, configure and maintain NPKI networking components;
- Install, configure and maintain NPKI hardware infrastructure;
- Install, configure and maintain NPKI LDAP directory service and support HTTP service;
- Responsible for Enterprise Mobile Mobility configuration, integration, maintenance;
- Responsible for LDAP directory service configuration and maintenance;
- Responsible for Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) and Time Stamp management;
- Responsible for Database maintenance, dedicated for NPKI;
- Responsible for Card Management System deployment, integration and day-to-day management;
- Responsible for Hardware Security Module (HSM) firmware upgrade and management;
- Responsible for the creation of PKI related guidance;
- Certificate Authority Log analysis, (Troubleshoot the system ALARM/ERRORS and monitor user activity);
- Support Smart Card enrolment and certificate creation process;
- Maintain the day-to-day operations /management /backup/restore of the PKI systems;
- Provide technical support and assistance to ITM Operating Authorities and NPKI-Mitigation project team;
- Provide 2nd and 3rd level technical support of CIS services to the NPKI customers;
- Designing of new PKI components;
- Responsible for the creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures within the NPKI as part of modifications or additions to current capabilities;
- Documenting of all new PKI services;
- Installation and maintenance of NPKI components;
- Be flexible to work outside normal office hours in response to crises, operational requirements.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- Extensive knowledge of modern communication and Internet Protocol (IP) based networking technologies and systems including security aspects;
- 5 years extensive experience with PKI System development, design, management;
- Extensive knowledge of Information security and Cryptography (symmetric and asymmetric encryption, public key infrastructure (PKI) encryption, public key encryption, hash functions, digital signatures, digital certificates);
- Working knowledge of router and switches configuration;
- Practical experience in Windows Servers, RHEL and VMware system administration;
- Knowledge of the principles of computer and communications security, networking, and vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications;
- Experience with SQL database administration;
- Extensive experience in operating systems backup and restore;
- Practical experience in scripting (Python, Powershell);
- Practical experience in SSL, TLS, and OpenSSL.
Desirable:
- VMware (VCA, VCP) and Linux RHEL system administration;
- CISCO CCNA;
- Microsoft Certified Solution Associate (MCSA);
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE);
- Experience in development and implementation of computer security policies.
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