Consultant Specialist/Lead SME - Cryptography

• Work closely with Global team members – as SME for Venafi Product and processes held by Cryptographic services
• Identify gaps in processes and escalate them accordingly
• Identify risks of changes and propose mitigation
• Lead the process of change implementation closely working with Vendors’ support and Global Internal teams
• Work on continuous data enhancement quality
• Prepare reports from multiple sources to identify problems or track progress
• Act as first line of escalation for other team members
• Work with end users to help build solutions for non-standard queries
• Respond in timely manner on urgent production issues that require Cryptographic services assistance
• Engage with business functions to help them understand the SSH/TLS key remediation process and support progress
• Implement Change Management control in support of tasks
• Troubleshoot certificates’ generation problems and connection issues between Venafi TPP and target servers
• Support team members

• Previous experience with Venafi platform or TLS/SSH management process is required
• Customer/stakeholder focus. Ability to build strong relationships with Internal/External Key stakeholders, cross functional IT and global/local IT teams
• Analytical skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure
• Operational effectiveness - delivers solutions that align to approved design patterns and security, risk and regulatory standards
• Good understanding on IT Infrastructure technical platforms / technologies
• A track record of constantly looking for ways to do things better and an excellent understanding of the mechanism necessary to successfully implement change
• Strong Documentation skills
• Will for development in Cryptography

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