Key Administrator

 

Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places – at scale and in total security.

 

Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.

 

Purpose

This role provides total security control on cryptographic keys in line with the various security requirements that the business must adhere to.

Key Missions

  • Applies and controls the key management process in accordance with the security policy and agreements or as governed by the standards to manage cryptographic keys
  • Ensures that all key management procedures and policies are respected while working with keys
  • Manages all symmetric keys, asymmetric keys and certificates incl. PGP, S-MIME, ssh
  • keys, TLS-keys etc
  • Ensures the key generation, exchange, import or export of ciphered keys, backup, restore, delete, replacement etc. as per the management procedures and policies
  • Manages keys inventory and traceability according to business requirements and standards
  • Leads the key management organization (Key administrator and key custodian)
  • Controls of role holder selection, training and approval including coaching key deputies and key custodians on key management procedures and management of all user roles profiles and pass-phrases
  • Ensures that only authorized people can have access to keys and key components
  • Organizes and drives the scheduling and organization of the Key Ceremonies with all stakeholders including external customers
  • Protects key materials as per the policies, processes and applicable standards in compliance with schemes
  • Organizes with business required key renewals
  • Installs HSM hardware and related software and firmware incl. related updates and patches
  • Ensures life cycle of keys and key supporting material
  • Ensures Hardware, Firmware and Software are up-to-date as per the schemes requirements
  • Installs HSM related services on the target server, e.g. DP Server
  • Taking active part in troubleshooting the HSM issues, testing, validation, disposal and updates in accordance with IT maintenance scheduling
  • Setting up the crypto card security features
  • Leads, organizes and contributes to the success of security or compliance audits related to key management
  • Maintains the HSM inventory
  • Represents key management team during physical and logical security audits (PCI,GSMA,ISOTS)
  • Manages audits
  • Covers key admin and custodian safes
  • Logs all administrative operations and controls of all key expiry dates
  • Performs internal audit reports to be shared with the central team on a monthly basis (KPI)
  • Conducts regular key ceremonies (key generation, export, import) with respect to security policies
  • Profile & Other Information

     

    By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.

     

    We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.

     

    At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.

     

    Visit our website to know more about the leader in Identity Technologies

    www.idemia.com


    Nearest Major Market: Washington DC