PKI Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2618069

Location: Springfield, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-10-16

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: Top_Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

Position Description:

The Enterprise & Mission Solution Business Unit currently has an opening for a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Systems Engineer to support the Department of State (DoS) Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) PKI program. This program provides transparent security services in support of the Department’s goals to secure communications among Department staff and systems. The position falls under the "Vanguard 2.2.1" contract.

This is a senior-level PKI engineering position within the Vanguard 2.2.1 program’s Enterprise Engineering Office (EEO), providing PKI engineering and integration support, administering, maintaining, and deploying various PKI systems based on Entrust solutions, onsite at the various DoS Datacenters and at certain selected DoS domestic and overseas locations. The preferred candidate must possess strong skills in designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining PKI systems. Additionally the preferred candidate should have some experience in providing tier-3 level support in large enterprises.

Description of Duties:

• Providing PKI engineering support in the operation of a number of PKI systems deployed at the Department of State.
• Manage and maintain enclaved server hardware, storage, switches, server operating systems, and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs).
• Directly working with customer to analyze requirements and then deploy security related solutions to meet those requirements.
• Providing problem analysis following any service issues to prevent recurrence
• Performing product evaluations and making product recommendations
• Identifying security risks to systems and suggest mitigations
• Developing test cases for software/hardware testing and developing test evaluation reports for stakeholders.
• Developing and updating systems documentation (e.g., ConOps, Operating procedures, systems architecture documents)

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s degree or 3 years of relevant work experience with a Master’s degree
• Excellent MS-Windows Server administration & maintenance
• Familiarity with PKIs and related technologies (LDAP directories, HSMs, OCSP) and security practices
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Working knowledge of Entrust suite of PKI products (Security Manager, Administration Services, Security Manager Proxy) especially in a government setting.
• Hands-on experience with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
• Experience with directory products (LDAP), such as Critical Path or Active Directory
• CISSP, Security+, or similar certification
• Network device configuration – Cisco and Juniper firewalls and switches
• Network infrastructure diagnostics (TCP/IP general networking knowledge, network monitoring tools)
• Virtualization technologies (ESX/ESXi)
• Working knowledge of External storage solutions
• Interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate effectively, self-awareness, and excellent written and oral communications.

Desired Experience/Skills/Attributes:

• Working knowledge of Entrust suite of PKI products (Security Manager, Administration Services, Security Manager Proxy) especially in a government setting.
• Hands-on experience with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
• Experience with directory products (LDAP), such as Critical Path or Active Directory
• CISSP, Security+, or similar certification
• Network device configuration – Cisco and Juniper firewalls and switches
• Network infrastructure diagnostics (TCP/IP general networking knowledge, network monitoring tools)
• Virtualization technologies (ESX/ESXi)
• Working knowledge of External storage solutions
• Interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate effectively, self-awareness, and excellent written and oral communications.

Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.