HSM & PKI Security Engineer

About the role

Requirements

• Required Qualifications & Experience
• - Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• - 5+ years of experience in HSM, PKI, cryptography, certificate management, or enterprise security.
• - Strong knowledge of PKI, X.509 certificates, TLS/SSL, RSA, ECC, AES, and cryptographic key management.
• - Hands-on experience with enterprise HSM technologies.
• - Experience with Microsoft AD CS / Certificate Services is highly desirable.
• - Experience supporting enterprise or government cybersecurity environments is preferred.
• - Must be available full-time onsite in Dammam.
• Required Certification
• - CompTIA Security+ or equivalent recognized security certification.
• Preferred Certifications & Training
• - Thales Luna HSM official training/certification.
• - Microsoft PKI / AD CS certification or advanced PKI training.
• - Vendor-specific HSM administration certification.
• - Relevant cryptography or PKI professional certification.
• Core Competencies
• HSM | PKI | Cryptography | AD CS | Certificate Management | TLS/SSL | Key Protection | High Availability | Backup & Recovery | Troubleshooting
• Candidates should clearly indicate their HSM, PKI, certificate-management platforms, and vendor training/certifications on their CV.

Responsibilities

• Administer and operate Thales Luna HSM infrastructure.
• Manage HSM partitions, security domains, roles, access controls, and high-availability configurations.
• Support HSM backup, recovery, cloning, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Manage PED/MFA and secure administrative access to HSM infrastructure.
• Support integration of HSM with enterprise applications, databases, servers, and security platforms.
• Protect and manage cryptographic keys in accordance with security policies.
• Support Microsoft Certificate Authority and AD CS environments.
• Support public certificate lifecycle management, including issuance, renewal, installation, and revocation.
• Coordinate with DigiCert or other public Certificate Authority providers.
• Troubleshoot certificate, PKI, TLS/SSL, and HSM-related incidents.
• Perform health checks, maintenance, testing, and technical validation.
• Coordinate technical activities with OEM/vendor engineers.
• Maintain HSM/PKI documentation, configuration records, procedures, and recovery runbooks.
• Support audit, compliance, and security assessment requirements.

Skills

• HSM administration
• PKI
• cryptography
• certificate management
• RSA
• ECC
• AES
• TLS/SSL
• X.509 certificates
• Microsoft AD CS / Certificate Services
• DigiCert or other public Certificate Authority
• high availability
• backup and recovery
• vendor/OEM coordination
• Thales Luna HSM