Principal Engineer – Public Key Infrastructure

Verizon

Principal Engineer specializing in Public Key Infrastructure for Verizon's security team. Leading the design and implementation of enterprise-wide PKI solutions.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeAshburn • New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $120,500 - $231,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the long-term technical vision and architectural roadmap for our global PKI environment
Lead the design and implementation of next-generation cryptographic services
Evaluate, recommend, and integrate new PKI-related technologies and services
Serve as the highest escalation point for complex PKI, certificate, and cryptographic service issues
Lead the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of high-assurance CAs and HSM infrastructure
Develop and maintain robust, self-service automation tools
Ensure the operational health, performance, and compliance of all PKI systems
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to PKI and security engineering teams
Document technical standards, procedures, and architectural decisions clearly
Collaborate with audit, compliance, legal, and other security teams
Drive cross-functional initiatives to integrate PKI and cryptographic solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience
Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training
8+ years of progressive experience in Information Security
Minimum of 7 years focused specifically on designing, managing, and maintaining large-scale enterprise PKI and cryptographic systems
Deep, hands-on experience with commercial and/or open-source CA platforms
Expert-level knowledge of cryptographic primitives, protocols, and associated standards
Proven expertise in managing, configuring, and deploying Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
Strong proficiency in automation and scripting
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision
short and long term disability
basic life insurance
supplemental life insurance
AD&D insurance
identity theft protection
pet insurance
group home & auto insurance
matched 401(k) savings plan
up to 8 company paid holidays per year
up to 6 personal days per year
paid parental leave
adoption assistance
tuition assistance
additional incentives

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Hard Skills & Tools

PKIcryptographic servicesHSMautomation toolsinfrastructure-as-codecryptographic primitivescryptographic protocolsCA platformsInformation Securitylarge-scale enterprise systems

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentorshipcollaborationdocumentationproblem-solvingcommunicationcross-functional initiativesescalation managementperformance managementcompliance management

Certifications

Bachelor's degreemilitary experiencespecialized training