PKI Administrator

Posted time April 10, 2025 Location Dubai Job type Full-time

Job Description:

3+ years’ experience in PKI operations & administration

MUST have experience with any if the below PKI and Certificate Lifecycle Management solutions:

    • Ascertia ADSS/CA
    • Entrust Security Manager
    • Primekey/ejbca/keyfactor
    • Emudhra emSigner/CA
    • Other commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) used for implementing Certification Authority solutions
    • Experience with hardware security module (HSM), experience with Thales (formerly Safenet) HSMs
    • Experience in monitoring highly critical, security-sensitive environments is a plus
    • Knowledge of access management processes and user account life cycles
    • Strong documentation skills
    • Experience with change management and testing software changes and implementations
    • Knowledge and understanding of operating principles, practices, and procedures within an area of business specialty
    • Strong team player – collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources
    • Strong analytical skills – strong problem-solving skills, communicates in a clear and succinct manner and effectively evaluates information/data to make decisions; anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve
    • Change oriented – actively generates process improvements; supports and drives change, and confronts difficult circumstances in creative way.

Job responsibilities:

  • Own the day-to-day operations including health check and application maintenance
  • Monitor confidentiality, integrity and availability of the CA and other PKI components services
  • Review audit log files for CA and other PKI components
  • Provide technical support to government and private entities during the on boarding process
  • Respond to PKI related incidents raised by entities or individuals using Dubai PKI services
  • Execute the operational ceremonies (CA certificate management, Root CA CRL update, Cross certification)
  • Change the policies and configurations of the CA and the other PKI components according to the approved updates on the applicable CP/CPS
  • Test and implement the PKI applications’ updates and patches recommended by the vendors
  • Test and implement the Hardware Security Modules (HSM)  updates and patches recommended by the vendors
  • Troubleshoot incidents and applies required software patches needed
  • Engage with the datacenter provider for activities such as change requests
  • Monitor the backup process configured for the CA and other components
  • Collect the data required for the management reports and produce such reports
  • Participate in the specification and delivery of pilot and proof-of-concepts for entities using Dubai PKI services
  • Perform regular testing of the PKI disaster recovery and business continuity plan in close coordination with the other PKI operations team