Job Title: Cryptographic SME Location: Knutsford Salary/Rate: 355 per day Start Date: 15th June Job Type: Contract Company Introduction: A major UK-based international bank and financial services group headquartered in London. It operates across retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking, wealth management, and credit card services. Job Responsibilities/Objectives 1.Manage and support enterprise cryptographic infrastructure and key management services 2.Configure, install, and maintain Hardware Security Modules 3.Perform cryptographic key generation, storage, distribution, recovery, and destruction activities 4.Support SSH key and certificate lifecycle management processes andEnsure adherence to IT security, governance, audit, and compliance standards Required Skills/Experience 1.Strong experience within Cryptography and Information Security environments 2.Hands-on experience managing HSM technologies (Thales preferred) 3.Strong knowledge of PKI, certificate management, SSH key management, and cryptographic controls 4.Experience with enterprise key management and cryptographic lifecycle management Desirable Skills/Experience 1.Financial services or banking experience 2.Industry security certifications 3.Project delivery or change management qualifications 4.Experience using Confluence, Jira, and SharePoint If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.