US Bank

PKI Engineer

Knoxville, TN Full time

 

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

Location expectations:
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Manage internal Certificate Authority (Active Directory Certificate Services) including, but not limited to, certificate templates, issuing and revocation of internal certificates, PKI administration, automated certificate issuance for server certificates, client certificates, SMIME certificates, and Code Signing certificates. 
  • Maintain Certificate Revocation List (CRL) distribution servers critical to the entire enterprise environment.  Maintain NDES/SCEP protocol servers critical to certificate distribution for corporate Apple/Mac workstations.  Manage external Certificate Authority (DigiCert CA) including issuing and revocation of externally signed certificates, and Domain Control Validation (DCV) process.
  • Knowledge of PKI and security-related concepts, with some experience in administration and configuration of certificate configurations on Windows and Linux OS, along with other platforms in the organization.
  • Familiarity with configuration and management of HSMs used to secure private keys.
  • Troubleshooting certificate configuration and TLS issues.
  • Experience with Certificate Management solutions including Venafi, API integrations with Venafi, alerting and automation, and integrations with various other software solutions for certificate issuance and monitoring.
  • Supporting multiple software, middleware, or hardware projects requiring authentication or backend communications between internal business lines, or between company and external third parties including Cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP).
  • Provide necessary mentoring and training to all certificate owners regarding maintaining certificate security and industry level best practices.
  • This position needs to keep up to date with the latest change in certificate regulations set by Certificate Authority and Browser (CA/B) Forum.
  • Identify and manage all server (machine) SSH keys on an enterprise level and scope a multi-year project to replace these never expiring credentials with short-lived SSH certificates. .
  • Maintain the life cycle, manage alerting, and potential automation of certificates used by machines.
  • Design, document, and implement operating procedures that include systematic processes and delegation for the machine identity lifecycle and maintenance tasks.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Working knowledge of authentication and authorization through multifactor (MFA), Mutual TLS (mTLS), single sign-on (SSO), and LDAP/Kerberos integrations using certificates. Working knowledge of Windows PowerShell scripting used for certificate automation and processing.

Strong proficiency in cryptography, cryptographic standards, risk base compliance, and zero-trust. Knowledge of x509 standards as it relates to digital certificates, SSH keys, and PKI administration.

Preferred Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Security, and/or 4-6 years of equivalent work experience (Helpdesk, System Administration, Middleware) with a minimum of 1-3 years of experience as it relates to PKI administration, certificate management using Venafi, with working knowledge of mTLS, SSO, LDAP/Kerberos integrations or equivalent knowledge/experience.

Machine Identity Management goes beyond a solid understanding of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) administration – which is a basic requirement.  This is the next level knowledge or evolution of the inner workings of Machine Identities including, but not limited, to SSH keys, SSH certificates, JWT,JWE, SPIFEE,SPIRE, and other forms of machine identity and access controls. This role utilizes certificates for communication, authentication, or authorization in order to successfully execute in this position.  

Working knowledge of hardware, OS, software, middleware, and applications that utilize certificates for communication, authentication, or authorization.  Ability to work projects with some supervision or assistance.  Ability to learn new functionality and processes with assistance from Sr. Engineers and or training materials or resources. Preferred Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Security, and/or 4-6 years of equivalent work experience (Helpdesk, System Administration, Middleware) and an additional 1 – 3 years of experience as it relates to PKI administration, certificate management using Venafi, with working knowledge of ADCS, mTLS, SSO, LDAP/Kerberos integrations or equivalent knowledge/experience.

Preferred Skills/Experience
- College degree or equivalent industry experience and certifications, with proficiency in Security Operations Center activities
- One to three years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, or in network or information technology environments

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

  • Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

  • Basic term and optional term life insurance

  • Short-term and long-term disability

  • Pregnancy disability and parental leave

  • 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

  • Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

  • Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

  • Adoption assistance

  • Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $81,600.00 - $96,000.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.