PKI & Certificate Management

25 Nov 2024

Vacancy expired!

Client: BMW

Job Title: PKI & Certificate Management - 3982

Duration: longterm

Location: 2 Research Drive, Greenville, SC 29607Interview type: WebEx interview

WFH: 20% in office / 80% work from home, usually come in to office on Tuesday's due to sprint planning.

Manager Notes: We have a team of 4 people for PKI and certificate management at BMW. We are operating internal Microsoft CA’s and attach HSM for private key storage. We also maintain a system called Certificate lifecycle management that handles the signing of server certificates with the help of our internal CA and external CA. We are looking for someone who can support us in the operations of these things and solving problems when they come up and also being involved in a migration from our certificate lifecycle management system that is homegrown java development. We are doing a lot of evaluations of tools in the market and want to implement this next year. Regular tickets get sent to India. This position is third level support and help solve something that is out of the ordinary. This scope is global and is supporting BMW global. There might be interactions with BMW IT in Germany. German language is not a requirement. Looking for someone who knows how to operate and manage Microsoft CA (certificate authority). Someone who has knowledge of HSM’s and certificates in general. General IT security and brisk knowledge is required since this is a security topic. Need someone with some Agile methodology (knowledge of sprints, etc.) Don’t need someone with development capabilities but that wouldn’t be a bad thing either if they do happen to have this knowledge. Looking for someone with broader IM capabilities.Experience working with a service provider would be helpful especially working with international partners.

Must have requirements: We need management of servers experience and a little bit of scripting is helpful. If they have knowledge of Bash or other types of tools that is helpful. If the experience is only on the helpdesk side then would not be a fit, candidate must have PKI and CA’s and certificate management on the actual IT side. They need to run these things and not just use them.

Nice to have – Java skills would be a nice to have. Familiarity with Jira and Confluence would also be helpful.

Responsibilities:
  • Works with Product Owners and DevOps teams and within the global PKI, Certificate Authority and Cyber Security organizations to steer initiatives and support functional departments in all aspects of PKI and Certificate Management.
  • Aligns projects with Enterprise-Level systems.
  • Conducts research on existing systems and devises solutions that work within those systems. Responds to questions regarding PKI and Certificate Management capabilities and requirements.
  • Maintains the highest level understanding of organization's IT-Security processes and requirements.
  • Acts as Service Manager in relation to external operations providers.
  • Supports the roll-out and operation of global Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Certificate Management initiatives within the BMW Group for multiple departments and all BMW global locations.
  • Serves as a technical lead for medium to large sized initiatives as delegated by the BMW Product Owner and Line Manager.
  • Serves as a consultant and SME on global IT initiatives and products in PKI and Certificate Management and IT Security related topics.
  • Researches and coordinates feasibility studies and makes recommendations on software products and services in support of improving business processes and cost savings.
  • Analyzes the requirements for PKI and Certificate Management systems and processes and designs work orders for external suppliers in the PKI and Certificate Management area as well as external Certificate providers.
  • Qualifies sophisticated/complex PKI and Certificate Management incidents and requests and routes them to the respective global support groups.
  • Provides third level support for PKI and Certificate Management applications and processes.
  • Assists BMW Product Owners and Line Managers, with the accountability for the system development, integrity, security and scalability in area of responsibility.
  • Defines new and expands already existing PKI and Certificate Management related processes, guidelines, rules and regulations.
  • Creates new and maintains existing technical documentation and test scripts.
  • Plans and conducts unit and integration testing. Ensures the set-up of automated testing and continuous deployment environments.
  • Defines new and adheres to already defined development standards and procedures in documenting, testing, reviews, and feasibility studies.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by BMW Group Operations Supervisor.

Experience:5+ years of experience with Public Key Infrastructure, Certificate management and their technologies, tools, processes and standards.3+ years of experience driving products from concept and ideation through successful launch.3+ years working on a team employing standardized project delivery methods (Agile/Scrum development methods preferred)3+ year experience in project management including an understanding of non-functional requirements.2+ years working with external service providers and managing and steering their deliverables as internal consultant.

Education: BA or BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Science, Business, or the equivalent of 5 years professional related IT experience.