Systems Engineer

2 weeks ago

Aberdeen, MD, United States Tech-X Full time
Systems Engineer - Tactical PKI & Cyber/EW Integration

Overview

Tech(x) is an energized company with experienced, specialized and progressive thought leaders progressing talented professionals in areas of technology, security, logistics, project management, talent management and procurement. As a solution-based company, we foster a creative environment that welcomes new perspectives from all of our team members.

This is a pivotal position for our customer, who is focused on supporting the program and its growth.

Responsibilities
  • Lead and manage TPKI certification and key management processes, ensuring compliance with DoD standards and mission-critical cryptographic requirements.
  • Support Cooperative Vulnerability Penetration Assessments (CVPA) and Adversarial Assessments (AA), identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies.
  • Participate in the design, development, testing, and sustainment of secure EW and cyber systems across multiple Army platforms.
  • Manage PKI Operations: Oversee the deployment, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of PKI systems, including certificate authorities (CAs), registration authorities (RAs), and key management systems.
  • Certificate Lifecycle Management: Establish and enforce policies for certificate issuance, renewal, revocation, and auditing.
  • Key Management: Lead tactical and enterprise key management processes, ensuring proper handling, storage, and distribution of cryptographic keys.
  • Compliance & Governance: Ensure adherence to DoD, NIST, FIPS, DISA, and other relevant security policies, regulations, and frameworks.
  • Team Leadership: Supervise and mentor a team of PKI engineers and administrators; provide technical direction and performance oversight.
  • Incident Response & Risk Management: Respond to PKI-related security incidents, analyze vulnerabilities, and implement corrective actions.
  • Integration Support: Partner with system architects, network engineers, and cybersecurity teams to integrate PKI solutions with authentication, encryption, and identity management systems.
  • Documentation & Auditing: Maintain security documentation, configuration baselines, and support internal/external security audits.
  • All other duties assigned.
Qualifications
  • Tactical Public Key Infrastructure (TPKI) Certification and Key Management.
  • Demonstrated expertise in PKI standards, protocols, and tools (e.g., X.509, OCSP, CRL, HSMs, SSL/TLS).
  • Familiarity with DoD or federal cybersecurity requirements, including RMF, STIGs, and DISA PKI policy (if applicable).
  • Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and identity management systems.
  • Experience managing technical teams and leading enterprise-wide security initiatives.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
  • Comfortable operating within a laboratory setting.
  • Excellent teamwork, organizational, communication, and collaboration skills
Preferred & Desired Qualifications
  • Military trained and experienced.
  • A background in software engineering, DOW systems and cyber security.
  • TS/SCI clearance
Clearance:
  • DoD current security clearance; Secret or higher.
Education & Experience:
  • Bachelors degree in a technology related field. Years of experience can substitute for a degree.
  • 12-20 years of direct relatable experience.
Location:
  • Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD.
Travel:
  • Up to 25%.


Join the Team:

Tech(x) is a customer centric team, both external and internal customers. This team supports each other to be successful on the job and in meeting the mission.

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