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Systems Engineer – Tactical PKI & Cyber/EW Integration
Overview
Tech(x) is an energized company with experienced, specialized and progressive thought leaders progressing talented professionals in areas of technology, security, logistics, project management, talent management and procurement. As a solution-based company, we foster a creative environment that welcomes new perspectives from all of our team members.
This is a pivotal position for our customer, who is focused on supporting the program and its growth.
Responsibilities
* Lead and manage TPKI certification and key management processes, ensuring compliance with DoD standards and mission-critical cryptographic requirements.
* Support Cooperative Vulnerability Penetration Assessments (CVPA) and Adversarial Assessments (AA), identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies.
* Participate in the design, development, testing, and sustainment of secure EW and cyber systems across multiple Army platforms.
* Manage PKI Operations: Oversee the deployment, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of PKI systems, including certificate authorities (CAs), registration authorities (RAs), and key management systems.
* Certificate Lifecycle Management: Establish and enforce policies for certificate issuance, renewal, revocation, and auditing.
* Key Management: Lead tactical and enterprise key management processes, ensuring proper handling, storage, and distribution of cryptographic keys.
* Compliance & Governance: Ensure adherence to DoD, NIST, FIPS, DISA, and other relevant security policies, regulations, and frameworks.
* Team Leadership: Supervise and mentor a team of PKI engineers and administrators; provide technical direction and performance oversight.
* Incident Response & Risk Management: Respond to PKI-related security incidents, analyze vulnerabilities, and implement corrective actions.
* Integration Support: Partner with system architects, network engineers, and cybersecurity teams to integrate PKI solutions with authentication, encryption, and management systems.
* Documentation & Auditing: Maintain security documentation, configuration baselines, and support internal/external security audits.
* All other duties assigned.
Qualifications
* Tactical Public Key Infrastructure (TPKI) Certification and Key Management.
* Demonstrated expertise in PKI standards, protocols, and tools (e.g., X.509, OCSP, CRL, HSMs, SSL/TLS).
* Familiarity with DoD or federal cybersecurity requirements, including RMF, STIGs, and DISA PKI policy (if applicable).
* Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and management systems.
* Experience managing technical teams and leading enterprise-wide security initiatives.
* Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
* Comfortable operating within a laboratory setting.
* Excellent teamwork, organizational, communication, and collaboration skills
& Desired Qualifications
* Military trained and experienced.
* A background in software engineering, DOW systems and cyber security.
* TS/SCI clearance
Clearance:
* DoD current security clearance; Secret or higher.
Education & Experience:
* Bachelors degree in a technology related field. Years of experience can substitute for a degree.
* 12-20 years of direct relatable experience.
Location:
* Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD.
Travel:
* Up to 25%.
Join the Team:
Tech(x) is a customer centric team, both external and internal customers. This team supports each other to be successful on the job and in meeting the mission.
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