Location
Halifax, NS | Canada
Job description
Cryptographic Engineer
Position Description
We offer the opportunity to work with Canada’s largest Information Technology Outsourcing and Management Consulting Company with a true global presence in a fast-paced and energetic atmosphere where your personal and professional growth is accelerated by your desire and sense of commitment. CGI’s continuous growth is a testament to the confidence clients place in them and to the dedication of their professionals. At CGI, all employees are called members because they feel a powerful sense of ownership and accountability. Members at CGI are building their own company – in 100+ offices worldwide. CGI has the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for clients – and for members; that’s why an astounding 90 percent of them are CGI shareholders.
We're expanding in Atlantic Canada, and we need your skills, enthusiasm, and dedication as part of our team.
The project is looking for a mid-level Cryptographic Engineer who is a self-starter and has a positive approach to problem solving to join an existing team as a Cryptographic engineer upgrading a cybersecurity system for a global financial services organization.
Your future duties and responsibilities
The successful candidate will work closely with the Sr. Security Architect to design and support implementation of a modernized cybersecurity scheme. Duties will focus on strategic planning, migration and monitoring of cryptographic KMS protecting structured data.
In coordination with the System Security Architect the Cryptographic Engineer will:
• Maintain Key Management architecture and design documents to account for replacement of Vormetric DSMs.
• Assist in required changes for Key Migration from file-based wallet and Vormetric DSM to OKV.
• Assist in development of production-ready scripts and processes to support extension of solution to new platforms.
• Assist with supporting the key management aspects of the KMS implementation – testing, updates to processes and documentation, and production readiness activities.
• Support the planning and configuration in the lower environments of KMS Upgrades to newer releases including installation, configuration and documentation activities.
• Document installation and configuration materials for Vormetric replacement, including process and procedures.
• Project activities will be tracked in Jira and/or Confluence and will be reviewed with the business owner on a weekly basis.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
• Minimum 5 years cryptographic experience
• Understanding of Cryptography, KMS and PKI
• Basic understanding of PKI concepts (x509 digital certificates, Certificate Authorities, Trust Chains, etc.)
• Understanding of Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). Experience with Thales and/or Oracle suite of HSM and KMS products a plus.
• Understanding of industry standard protocols used to interface with HSMs and KMSs (i.e., PKCS#11, KMIP, REST API)
• Knowledge of Public Key Cryptographic Standards
• Experience with network security protocols (i.e., SSH, SSL/TLS, SCP/SFTP)
• Understanding of Cryptographic algorithms (asymmetric and symmetric)
• Experience with Key Management Lifecycle
• Knowledge of and experience with native Oracle and MSSQL TDE
• Understanding of encryption options for structured data
• A self-starter who has a positive approach to problem solving
• Collaborative mindset, and ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams
• Basic programming/scripting experience
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When you join CGI, you become a trusted advisor, collaborating with colleagues and clients to bring forward actionable insights that deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes. We call our employees "members" because they are CGI shareholders and owners and owners who enjoy working and growing together to build a company we are proud of. This has been our Dream since 1976, and it has brought us to where we are today — one of the world’s largest independent providers of IT and business consulting services.
At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.
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