What are the responsibilities and job description for the PKI Key Distribution Engineer position at Point72?
A Career with Point72’s Technology team
As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly improving our company’s IT infrastructure, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts experimenting, discovering new ways to harness the power of open-source solutions, and embracing enterprise agile methodology. We encourage professional development to ensure you bring innovative ideas to our products while satisfying your own intellectual curiosity.
The mission of our Information Security team is to ensure the development, implementation, and management of a comprehensive program that effectively protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Point72 information assets. Our team is comprised of security professionals with expertise in a diverse portfolio of security disciplines.
Summary
You will play a critical role in the architecture, development, deployment, and management of Point72’s Private Key Infrastructure (PKI) solution leveraging Hardware Security Modules (HSM) and a Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool. You will also have additional opportunities to work on other security related projects.
What you’ll do
• Architect, engineer, and deploy a hybrid environment (CLM) solution that integrates with on-premise Microsoft Certificate Authority, cloud, and SaaS applications
• Architect, engineer and deploy an on-premise HSM solution (Thales, SafeNet LUNA, or similar) to protect cryptography keys used by the firm within applications and servers.
• Champion expanded use of the PKI within the firm
• Provide ongoing integration support with application teams and cryptography assistance
• Provide infrastructure implementation assistance and operational services for Bring your own key/Enterprise Key Management (BYOK/EKM) infrastructures hosted on-premises and Amazon Web Services(AWS), Cloud HSM, and Azure KeyVault
• Perform ongoing assessments and remediation of existing PKI infrastructure
• Partner with stakeholders and external vendors to design, develop, deploy, and support best-in-class solutions to satisfy business requirements
• Enable autorenewal automation with both private and public certificates on web and internal facing applications
• Work closely with the Windows, Unix, Application Engineering and Operations teams to support and integrate security into every level of our environment
• Troubleshoot escalated issues, provide technical training, and help support all PKI/Certificate related issues
• Help improve network/system security engineering and maintenance practices
What’s Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, related field, or equivalent proven industry work experience
- Minimum of 2-3 years of experience as a PKI engineer or architect managing Microsoft PKI
- Experience preparing detailed architecture and design documents
- Previous experience deploying, managing, and administrating specific certificate lifecycle management tools such as AppViewX, Keyfactor, or Venafi
- Experience with management vaulting solutions such as CyberArk or HashiCorp
- Ability to analyze complex problems, propose effective solutions, and understand and apply business vision and direction
- 24/7 accessibility in the event of an emergency
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
We take care of our people
We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:
- Fully-paid health care benefits
- Generous parental and family leave policies
- Volunteer opportunities
- Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT community
- Mental and physical wellness programs
- Tuition assistance
- A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more
About Point72
Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here.
The annual base salary range for this role is $185,000-$225,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.
Salary : $185,000 - $225,000
