Deadline Date: Monday 16 June 2025
Requirement: Engineer (IdM/PKI)
Location: Mons, BE
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Total Scope of the request (hours): 670
Required Start Date: 28 July 2025
End Contract Date: 31 December 2025
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
Duties and Role:
* Manage the NATO wide NPKI Registration Authorities;
* Manage PKI virtualize and hardware infrastructure;
* Manage and control of the lifecycle of end users and devices certificates for all NPKI CA's;
* Manage all NPKI Windows Servers, RHEL and VMware environment including systems error log verification;
* Manage NPKI Hardware Security Module (HSMs);
* Manage Card Management System;
* Responsible for Entrust sub components connected to the NPKI CA especially in context of potential new services testing and integration;
* Responsible for the creation of NPKI related guidance and procedures (SOP);
* Responsible for the delivery of 2nd and 3rd level technical support of CIS services to the NPKI customers;
* Responsible for the NCIA ITSM ticketing system;
* Responsible for certificate creation and Smart Cards enrolment;
* Responsible for supporting all NATO exercises and missions;
* Supervises the day-to-day operations / management / backup / restore of the PKI systems.
* Installation and maintenance of NPKI components;
* Certificate Authority components Log analysis, trouble shoot the system ALARM/ERRORS and monitor users and interfaces activity;
* Responsible for NPKI system documentation, hardware inventory, software configuration and inventory and regular systems and applications patching;
* Be flexible to work outside normal office hours in response to crises, operational requirements;
* Performs other duties as may be required.
Requirements
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
* The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
* A university degree in a relevant discipline and 3 years of specific experience
* Extensive knowledge of modern communication and Internet Protocol (IP) based networking technologies and systems including security aspects.
* 3 years extensive experience with PKI System development, design, management.
* Extensive knowledge of Information security and Cryptography (symmetric and asymmetric encryption, public key infrastructure (PKI) encryption, public key encryption, hash functions, digital signatures, digital certificates).
* Practical experience in Windows Servers, RHEL and VMware system administration.
* Knowledge of the principles of computer and communications security, networking, and vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications.
* Experience with SQL database administration.
* Extensive experience in operating systems backup and restore.
* Practical experience in scripting (Python, Powershell).
* Practical experience in SSL, TLS, and OpenSSL.
* Extensive knowledge with Microsoft Excel.
Desirable Experience:
* VMware (VCA, VCP) and Linux RHEL system administration
* CISCO CCNA
* Microsoft Certified Solution Associate (MCSA).
* Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE).
* Experience in development and implementation of computer security policies.