We have a 6 month contract to hire position open for a PKI / CLM Network Automation Engineer. The position is 100% remote,
The working hours are Central and it's preferred that candidates sit in central time zone, eastern is 2nd choice
Position Purpose:
Builds and maintains data communication networks and optimizing processes, procedures, and standards for the operation of effective data networks, specific to LAN/WAN, mobility, and third-party network management. Monitors network performance, coordinates planned maintenance, adjusts hardware components, and responds to network connectivity issues.
Education/Experience:
A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science).
Requires 4 - 6 years of related experience.
Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
Technical Skills:
One or more of the following skills are desired.
Experience with Storage Area Network
Experience with Cisco Firewalls
Experience with Other: enterprise wide network projects, including fault tolerant LAN/WAN/SANs and disaster recovery
Experience with Other: MPLS, ATM, Frame Relay, and SONET network deployments
Experience with Other: implementation and design of QoS and traffic priorities
Soft Skills:
Intermediate - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
Intermediate - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Intermediate - Ability to work independently
Intermediate - Demonstrated analytical skills
Intermediate - Demonstrated project management skills
Intermediate - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
Intermediate - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
Story Behind the Need - What is the purpose of this team?
- Describe the surrounding team (team culture, work environment, etc.) & key projects.
- Do you have any additional upcoming hiring needs or is this request part of a larger hiring initiative?
Network automation, emphasis on PKI/CLM.
Team leverages an AGILE workflow, utilizing Jira for work intake/outtake.
Major project is migrating off of a legacy certificate authority. Post completion of that project, day-to-day will surround the support of the current CA and implementing certificate automation.
No additional hiring needs beyond this at this time
Typical Day in the Role - Walk me through the day-to-day responsibilities and a description of the project (Outside of the Workday JD).
- What are the performance expectations/metrics?
- What makes this role unique/what makes this role attractive to potential candidates?
- Expected meeting cadences: Daily stand ups, 2 week sprints. Bi-weekly (every 2 weeks) team meetings with sprint retrospect.
- Daily responsibilities will include:
- PKI/CLM - certificate issuance/revocation
- Request fulfillment and change management
- DEVOPS
- This person will be an escalation point for our SSL certificate requests. They won't necessarily be on the forefront of request fulfillment but will be an escalation point from our Network Operations team in case there is an issue trying to issue a certificate. Their secondary response will be to assist on the PKI Project by working with customers/stakeholders to migrate their endpoints over to a different certificate authority
Candidate Requirements Education/Certification Required: A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science). Preferred: Years of experience required: 4+ years experience relevant experience
Disqualifiers: Lack of hands on PKI/CLM experience and Knowledge
Additional qualities to look for: Strong communication skills, self starter, ability to work independently as well as collaborate when needed
- Top 3 must-have hard skills stack-ranked by importance
1 PKI 2 InfoBlox 3 Effective communicator