Senior Cryptography Engineer

TN United Kingdom
London
3 weeks ago
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Stott & May are looking to speak with experienced Cryptography Engineers to assist with the build and scale out of cryptographic operations within a Financial Services client.

Type:Contract/freelance – Initially 6 months | Awaiting IR35 determination

Day Rate:TBC – Market rate for this type of role

Location:Hybrid working – Some availability to work inLondonorYorkshireoffices advantageous

Senior Cryptography Engineer – Responsibilities:

  • Cryptography and Key Management
  • Facilitate the adoption and use of cryptographic capabilities
  • Contribute to implementing and operationalising secure key storage mechanisms
  • Assist with the implementation of cryptography processes across the team
  • Enable the build of secure products
  • Support ongoing audit and assurance activities around key protection standards
  • Work with the Platform Team in building pipelines (cryptography operations)
  • Key generation and distribution
  • Close collaboration with Cyber and InfoSec teams - integrating key management practices

Senior Cryptography Engineer – Technical Skills:

  • Experience in key handling, segregation of duties
  • Detailed knowledge and understanding of how to respond to cryptography incidents
  • Previous experience working within a Cryptographic team
  • Certificate Management
  • Solid understanding of HSM technologies & Thales; other (similar) competing technologies acceptable
  • HashiCorp Vault experience is a plus
  • Solid grasp of various types of encryption, including file/folder, database, and application encryption
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, documentation, and presentation skills
  • Knowledge of security & compliance frameworks/standards for cryptography (PCI-DSS, PCI-PIN, PCI-CPP, NIST, FIPS)

Senior Cryptography Engineer – Advantageous Skills:

  • Software engineering and infrastructure as code
  • Experience with GitHub Actions and/or other CI/CD pipeline tooling
  • Security architecture & design principles
  • Relevant certifications

Previous experience within Financial Services, Banking, Consumer Lending, or Payments is very advantageous; however, experience within Key Management and Cryptography is essential. Familiarity with the tooling mentioned above will significantly enhance your chances of securing this long-term contract opportunity.

Roles like these are becoming increasingly valuable. This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career both now and in the future. We look forward to receiving your profile and discussing this opportunity in more detail.

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