Job Description

Public Trust: MBI (T2)

Requisition Type: Pipeline

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a PKI Security Administrator (Senior Level/SME) supporting the United States Postal Service. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiators. As an PKI Security Administrator (Senior Level/SME) , you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a PKI Security Administrator (Senior Level/SME) joining our team to analyze design, develop, implement, and support code for our government customer, the United States Postal Service.

HOW A PKI SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR (SENIOR LEVEL/SME) WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Performing certificate operational duties, customer support, reporting and documentation
• Supervising the PKI team, develop requirements for projects for complex to extremely complex programs; and provide strategic and expert advice and technical guidance, to program and project staff.
• Provide guidance and training to key stakeholders on PKI lifecycle, processes and procedures.  This individual also provides detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues
• Provide support for automating certificates with Venafi, with the knowledge of moving towards AI to support automation.
• Provide customer support for all of USPS applications / services using certificates

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education :

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required.
• NOTE: If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.

Required Experience :

• 9+ years' experience as a PKI Security Administrator
• A solid understanding of REST API Integration, Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP), and MS AD Auto-Enrollment
• Understanding of some of the following technologies: VCERT, Portable GIT, Ansible and Visual Studio Code
• Understanding of PowerShell scripting
• A solid understanding of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Infrastructure experience with one or more in any combination of the following: IT Sys Admin, Server Admin, Networking, Active Directory/LDAP, Unix/Linux or Virtualization and Access control administration
• Strong communication skills in working with IT customers, developers and system administrators
• Experience with certificate management tools (ideally Venafi, Microsoft CA and HSM)
• Experience troubleshooting digital certificate issues, with the ability to move towards AI/Automation

Desired Skills:   

• Experience with ServiceNow or other Change/Incident/Problem management ticketing technology
• PKI experience including hands on experience with:
  • Certificate Authority Administration
  • Certificate Enrollment Web Service & Policy Web Service
  • Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) monitoring
• IT system administration experience (systems management, networks, firewalls) in an enterprise environment
• Infrastructure IT (Systems Administration, Network Administration Windows/Linux OS, Network Administration, Active Directory and/or Virtualization).
• Experience with user directory technologies for authentication (e.g., LDAP, Active Directory)
• Experience with Microsoft Windows Server configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Unix and Linux configuration and troubleshooting
• Experience with technologies that use TLS/SSL encryption (e.g., F5, Netscaler, IIS, Apache, WebLogic, WebSphere, etc.)
• Demonstrated proficiency with server virtualization technologies (VMWare, HyperV)
• Database administration (MSSQL) experience

Desired Training:   

• A+, NET+, SEC+, nCSE, Venafi Security Admin, certified encryption engineer, CCENT, CCNA

Security Clearance Level :

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
• This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Location :

• Morrisville, NC
• Falls Church, VA
• Eagan, MN
• Remote considered

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

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