Senior Cryptography SME – Venafi & TLS/SSH

Unleash cryptographic resilience — safeguard global technology through secure, scalable certificate and key management!

Krakow-based opportunity with a hybrid work model, including up to 4 remote days per week.

As a Senior Cryptography SME – Venafi & TLS/SSH, you will be working for our client, a global financial services organisation, supporting the delivery and operation of cryptographic solutions worldwide. You will provide expert guidance across certificate lifecycle management, TLS/SSL certificates, SSH keys, cryptographic projects, and security assurance, helping strengthen secure and reliable technology services.

Your main responsibilities:

• Act as a subject-matter expert for certificate lifecycle management products and cryptographic service processes.
• Identify process gaps, assess change-related risks, and propose effective mitigation strategies.
• Lead change implementation in collaboration with vendors and global internal technology teams.
• Investigate certificate-generation issues and connectivity problems between Venafi TPP and target servers.
• Prepare reports from multiple sources to identify issues, monitor progress, and enhance data quality.
• Provide cryptography consultancy and security assurance services to internal stakeholders worldwide.
• Support end users with non-standard queries and explain SSH/TLS key remediation processes to business functions.
• Process requests in ServiceNow within agreed SLAs and act as the first escalation point for team members and urgent production issues.

You're ideal for this role if you have:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in IT, infrastructure, security, or a related field.
• Previous experience with the Venafi platform or TLS/SSH management processes.
• Strong understanding of SSH and SSL/TLS functionality and usage.
• Good knowledge of IT infrastructure platforms and technologies.
• Practical scripting skills in Python.
• Good SQL/MySQL skills.
• Strong analytical, documentation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• The ability to work independently and under pressure while delivering solutions aligned with approved design patterns and security, risk, and regulatory standards.

It is a strong plus if you have:

• Knowledge of HTML and CSS.
• Experience with API integration and cURL commands.
• A demonstrated interest in developing further expertise in cryptography.

Language Required for the role: Fluent English.

Eligibility for the role: Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in the European Union will be considered for this role.

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