Cryptography Operations Analyst

Job Description

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Cryptography Operations Analyst
\n Cheshire| Hybrid Working £550 - £600 per day Inside IR35 Contract
\n A leading global organisation is looking for a Cryptography Operations Analyst to join a specialist Cryptography Services function supporting critical security and banking platforms.
\n This role is focused on the day-to-day operation, support and governance of enterprise cryptographic services, working closely with engineering, security and business stakeholders to ensure services remain secure, compliant and highly available.
\n Key Responsibilities
\n * Support enterprise cryptography services including PKI, certificate management and key management.
\n * Investigate and resolve incidents, problems and service issues relating to cryptographic services.
\n * Monitor service performance and support operational governance activities.
\n * Manage certificate life cycle activities including renewals, deployments and compliance reporting.
\n * Support change, release and implementation activities across cryptographic platforms.
\n * Work closely with security, infrastructure and engineering teams to ensure operational resilience.
\n * Produce and maintain operational documentation, procedures and support runbooks.
\n * Participate in service reviews, risk assessments and audit activities.
\n Required Experience
\n * Experience supporting PKI, certificate management or cryptographic services.
\n * Background in security operations, infrastructure, IAM or cyber security support.
\n * Experience working within regulated or enterprise environments.
\n * Strong incident, problem and change management experience.
\n * Excellent stakeholder communication and documentation skills.
\n * Familiarity with ITIL-based service management processes.
\n Desirable Skills
\n * Venafi
\n * PKI/Certificate Authorities
\n * HSM exposure
\n * Key Management
\n * Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
\n * Microsoft Entra ID/IAM
\n * Financial Services experience