Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Pipeline
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None
Public Trust/Other Required:
MBI (T2)
Job Family:
Engineering (General)
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Network Administration, Public Key Infrastructure, RESTful APIs
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No
Job Description:
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a PKI Security Administrator (Senior Level/SME) supporting the United States Postal Service. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.
At GDIT, people are our differentiators. As an PKI Security Administrator (Senior Level/SME), you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a PKI Security Administrator (Senior Level/SME) joining our team to analyze design, develop, implement, and support code for our government customer, the United States Postal Service.
HOW A PKI SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR (SENIOR LEVEL/SME) WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
In this role, a typical day will include:
- Performing certificate operational duties, customer support, reporting and documentation
- Supervising the PKI team, develop requirements for projects for complex to extremely complex programs; and provide strategic and expert advice and technical guidance, to program and project staff.
- Provide guidance and training to key stakeholders on PKI lifecycle, processes and procedures. This individual also provides detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues
- Provide support for automating certificates with Venafi, with the knowledge of moving towards AI to support automation.
- Provide customer support for all of USPS applications / services using certificates
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required.
- NOTE: If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.
Required Experience:
- 9+ years' experience as a PKI Security Administrator
- A solid understanding of REST API Integration, Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP), and MS AD Auto-Enrollment
- Understanding of some of the following technologies: VCERT, Portable GIT, Ansible and Visual Studio Code
- Understanding of PowerShell scripting
- A solid understanding of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
- Infrastructure experience with one or more in any combination of the following: IT Sys Admin, Server Admin, Networking, Active Directory/LDAP, Unix/Linux or Virtualization and Access control administration
- Strong communication skills in working with IT customers, developers and system administrators
- Experience with certificate management tools (ideally Venafi, Microsoft CA and HSM)
- Experience troubleshooting digital certificate issues, with the ability to move towards AI/Automation
Desired Skills:
- Experience with ServiceNow or other Change/Incident/Problem management ticketing technology
- PKI experience including hands on experience with:
- Certificate Authority Administration
- Certificate Enrollment Web Service & Policy Web Service
- Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) monitoring
- IT system administration experience (systems management, networks, firewalls) in an enterprise environment
- Infrastructure IT (Systems Administration, Network Administration Windows/Linux OS, Network Administration, Active Directory and/or Virtualization).
- Experience with user directory technologies for authentication (e.g., LDAP, Active Directory)
- Experience with Microsoft Windows Server configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting.
- Experience with Unix and Linux configuration and troubleshooting
- Experience with technologies that use TLS/SSL encryption (e.g., F5, Netscaler, IIS, Apache, WebLogic, WebSphere, etc.)
- Demonstrated proficiency with server virtualization technologies (VMWare, HyperV)
- Database administration (MSSQL) experience
Desired Training:
• A+, NET+, SEC+, nCSE, Venafi Security Admin, certified encryption engineer, CCENT, CCNA
Security Clearance Level:
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
- This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.
Location:
- Morrisville, NC
- Falls Church, VA
- Eagan, MN
- Remote considered
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
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The likely salary range for this position is $144,410 - $195,378. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options:
Onsite
Work Location:
USA NC Morrisville
Additional Work Locations:
USA VA Falls Church
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
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