Principal Cryptographic Security Engineer
Citizens · Johnston, Rhode Island, US
Principal Cryptographic Security Engineer The Principal Cryptographic Security Engineer is a hands‑on technical leader responsible for designing, operating,...
Job description
Principal Cryptographic Security Engineer The Principal Cryptographic Security Engineer is a hands‑on technical leader responsible for designing, operating, and evolving the organization’s cryptographic platforms with a strong emphasis on operational resilience, automation, and risk reduction. This role sits at the intersection of Cryptography, PKI, Certificate Lifecycle Management, cloud KMS, automation, and incident prevention. The Cryptographic Engineering team must manage run‑the‑platform responsibility with build‑the‑future engineering, ensuring the enterprise’s cryptographic controls are stable today and adaptable to emerging threats such as post‑quantum cryptography (PQC). Key Responsibilities: Cryptographic Engineering & Architecture: Prior experience balancing platform operations and engineering roles - Design and evolve enterprise cryptographic architectures across: - Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) - TLS / certificate lifecycle management - Cloud key management (AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault) - Hardware Security Modules (HSM’s, Thales) Serve as a subject‑matter expert for: - Cryptographic algorithms, protocols, and key management practices - Certificate chains, trust models,...