PKI Analyst

SAIC•Springfield, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is hiring a junior-level PKI Analyst for the Vanguard 2.2.1 Program Security Operations Service Line, supporting the Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Technology. The role primarily supports end-user PKI deployment within the DoS Identity, Credential, and Access Management Division. The position is based onsite in Springfield, Virginia, and supports DoS at Washington-area locations and overseas posts as required. The schedule is Wednesday through Monday, 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Approximately eight weeks of daytime training precede the transition to the overnight shift. Travel to diplomatic facilities, government sites, and other locations worldwide is required as needed, with travel time estimated at 0–10%. The Vanguard program supports DoS enterprise architecture, engineering, operations, and maintenance. Its scope includes servers, network devices and perimeter, PKI, biometrics and encryption, monitoring tools, telephony, mobile computing, virtual environments, and enclave design and security engineering.

Requirements

Associate degree and three years of experience, or high school education and five years of experience.
Familiarity with Active Directory.
Interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively and demonstrate self-awareness.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
U.S. citizenship.
Active Secret clearance and the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience installing, configuring, and managing an Active Directory environment is highly desired.

Responsibilities

Serve as a PKI Registration Authority, creating, recovering, and revoking PKI credentials for OpenNet and ClassNet systems.
Provide customer service for PKI-related services at the DT IT Mart, including walk-in support and telephony help support.
Conduct face-to-face user validation for PKI certificate issuance and issue smart cards containing PKI certificates.
Train end users to operate PKI hardware and software.
Maintain training, process, and procedural documentation, including reviewing and updating installation, training, and user guides.
Train security officers, network administrators, and Local Registration Authorities in PKI program operations and security.
Support the Foreign Service Institute in developing, reviewing, and implementing PKI training courses.
Develop and improve processes for installing PKI/BLADE hardware, software, and other required software packages.
Maintain the PKI deployment project plan and coordinate deployment logistics.
Travel as required to install PKI end-user peripherals, including smart card readers and biometric devices, at diplomatic facilities, government sites, and other locations.