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C.5 Public Key Infrastructure Specialist

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada .
contract . August 12, 2023

Description

Inventory for current and future bid awards. Please only apply to the position you feel you are most qualified for and indicate in your resume and cover letter your experience level. We will consider your application for other roles if your professional background matches multiple roles. 

Please indicate in your resume or cover letter if you already have a Government of Canada Security Clearance and at what level.

Experience levels

  • Level 1: < 5 years of experience
  • Level 2: 5- < 10 years of experience
  • Level 3: 10+ years of experience, or 5+ years of experience with one of the following certifications: SNIA Certified Professional (SCP) or SNIA Certified Systems Engineer (SCSE) or SNIA Certified Architect (SCA) or SNIA Certified Storage Networking Expert (SCSNE)

Responsibilities could include but are not limited to

  • Develop PKI related policies, standards, guidelines and procedures.
  • Review existing PKI policies, standards, guidelines and procedures and provide advice as to their appropriateness and effectiveness
  • Review and analyze the application of PKI architecture, Digital signatures/certificates, PKI products, Internet security protocols, directory standards, certificate protocols, and Certification Authority (CA).
  • Interoperability and governance studies
  • Conduct compliance audits of PKI related concerns, including operations, application systems and infrastructure.
  • Conduct PKI related security threat and risk assessments of IT facilities, application systems and communications.
  • Conduct PKI related reviews of backup and recovery plans.
  • Investigate PKI related incidents and report cause and related weaknesses and recommend remedies.
  • Develop PKI Certificate Policy, Practice Statement development, and Policy compliance inspections and audits.
  • Design the PKI related framework and implement the PKI infrastructure required to protect assets and to support application systems.
  • Provide advice on PKI aspects of application systems under development.
  • Complete tasks directly supporting the departmental IT Security and Cyber Protection Program.
  • Develop and deliver PKI awareness and training programs.
Specialties could include but are not limited to:
  • SSL
  • S-HTTP
  • HTTP
  • S-MIME
  • IPSec
  • SSH
  • X.500 Directory Standards
  • X.509 Certificate Protocols
  • TCP/IP
  • UDP
  • DNS
  • SMTP

Know someone who would be a perfect fit? Let them know!