PKI Engineer / Certificate Management Specialist

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The PKI Engineer will support USCIS PKI management and modernization, including device certificate lifecycle management, NPE certificate authority support, person-centric PKI, PIV-based certificate authentication, and automation of certificate request and approval processes.

This is a specialized role. Recruiters should prioritize candidates with federal PKI, DHS PKI, certificate lifecycle, CA operations, and identity integration experience.

•    Support Federal PKI and DHS PKI policy-aligned implementation.
•    Manage certificate lifecycle processes, including issuance, rekey, modification, revocation, and reissuance.
•    Support device certificate request processing through digital workflows.
•    Support DHS CA4 and external CA processes according to agency guidelines.
•    Support Non-Person Entity certificate authority for workstations and mobile/Apple devices.
•    Support person-centric PKI certificate authority and certificate lifecycle management systems.
•    Automate certificate management processes to reduce manual error and approval delays.
•    Support modernization of PIV-based PKI certificate AuthN/AuthZ in USCIS applications.
•    Research, design, and implement PKI/cloud/certificate solutions using COTS, open-source, and cloud-native tools.
•    Create SOPs, how-to videos, KB articles, process documentation, presentations, and release documentation.
•    Provide recommendations for optimizing cloud resource performance and security.

•    Experience with PKI and certificate lifecycle management.
•    Understanding of Federal PKI and/or DHS PKI policy.
•    Experience supporting certificate issuance, rekey, modification, revocation, and reissuance.
•    Experience with certificate authorities and certificate management systems.
•    Ability to support PIV-based certificate authentication and authorization.
•    Ability to obtain favorable EOD / suitability and maintain required USCIS access.
•    U.S. citizenship likely required for DHS IT access unless waiver is granted — confirm before final posting.

•    Experience with DHS CA4, NPE CA, person-centric PKI, DHS 4300A, PKI interface specifications, or COPG.
•    Experience with HSMs, HashiCorp, Certbot, Let’s Encrypt, OAuth/OIDC, AWS EKS, serverless/Lambda, OCP, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
•    Prior DHS, USCIS, or federal civilian PKI experience.
•    Experience automating manual certificate workflows.
•    Experience supporting Apple/mobile device certificates.