Public Key Infrastructure Administrator

  • Hyderabad
  • Chubb
Public Key Infrastructure Administrator The Public Key Infrastructure Administrator is responsible for the daily management of all PKI activities within Chubb. This includes management of all certificates, maintaining inventories, and coordinating new and renewals of certificates for both Internal and External customers. You will work with the Security team on any required remediation activity, as well as future proofing of processes to ensure compliance is achieved 100% of the time. This includes managing PKI services on servers, keystores, load balancers, containers, and within enterprise tools. The successful candidate for this operations position will be a member of a core team focused on the delivery and support of technologies and platforms leveraged by Chubb’s development teams and business partners. Primary Job Responsibilities: - Point of contact for certificate questions and resolution of certificate issues - Customer (3rd party liaison) focus for supporting all certificates - Develop, maintain and publish certificate management processes and procedures to administer certificates throughout their lifecycle - Lead process improvement initiatives for the management of certificates - Direct teams on best practices and oversee the application of these best practices - Partner with Chubb Security and mentor the organization on "Best Practice" and day-to-day certificate management and consult with internal teams to identify PKI requirements and develop requirements documentation - Develop templates for each type of certificate - Coordinate with internal and external customers in the maintenance of required certificates. Adhere to Chubb’s certificate renewal timelines (90\60\30 day advance notice of renewal) - Manage accurate inventory of active and inactive certificates, including accurate contact information for internal and external contacts - Decommission inactive certificates - Contribute to the technical direction on all areas of PKI architecture including policies, standards, strategies, automation and governance - Remain current with emerging certificate administration technologies and practices Qualifications - External Knowledge, Skills and Competencies: - Experience with certificate management tools, preferably Venafi - Minimum of 10 years relevant work experience - Experience working with Windows Server and Unix hosted systems and virtual Infrastructure is a plus - Self-starter that needs little administrative guidance - Energetic and eager to find solutions to complex problems - Strong ability to collaborate with teams consisting of many technical disciplines - Ability to manage workload and priorities - Competent in scripting (Bash, Python, Powershell) - Networking concepts - Excellent problem determination skills, and the ability to debug complex-cross systems problems, and document root cause including remediation and detection - Ability to work independently and on a team with colleagues across the globe - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Self-driven with the ability to manage workload without direct supervision Preferred Skills and Experience: - PowerShell - Unix scripting - Advanced understanding of PKI and the usage of certificates for their intended purposes - A proven record of accomplishment in designing certificate administration controls for use in a variety of technologies - Experience of working on large scale services (including SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) and an understanding of security challenges involved in deploying Cloud Applications