Senior PKI / Credential Lifecycle Management (CLM) Engineer

GD Information Technology • Fairview Park, OH

7d • $124,093 - $142,706 • Remote

About The Position

Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior PKI/CLM Engineer who can independently lead the deployment of Credential Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions with minimal technical guidance. This individual will bring strong expertise in PKI modernization, automation, authentication technologies, and mobile credentialing, supporting enterprise‑scale identity transformation initiatives.

Requirements

• Strong hands‑on experience deploying and operating CLM platforms (any enterprise CLM is acceptable).
• Solid understanding of PKI concepts including certificate authorities, OCSP, CRLs, trust chains, key management, and token lifecycle operations.
• Expertise with YubiKey, FIDO2/WebAuthn principles, and hardware‑based authentication workflows.
• Experience with derived credential solutions, mobile authentication, and CBA token deployments.
• Proficiency with automation and scripting, including PowerShell, REST API integrations, and SOAP-based solutions.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex PKI and credentialing issues with minimal direction.
• Strong communication skills and ability to provide strong leadership on modernization efforts.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in federal identity ecosystems or ICAM environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise CLM platforms such as Venafi, Entrust, HID, Intercede, etc.
• Experience with mobile device management (MDM/UEM) integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end CLM deployment activities with very limited oversight.
• Contribute to and help drive modernization strategies, best practices, and emerging identity concepts within the team.
• Provide expert‑level guidance and troubleshooting for complex PKI architecture and operational issues.
• Support deployment and integration of derived credentials, including mobile credentialing and Certificate‑Based Authentication (CBA) token solutions.
• Apply deep knowledge of YubiKey and FIDO authentication standards and implementation patterns.
• Design, develop, or enhance scripting and automation workflows using PowerShell, REST APIs, and SOAP interfaces.
• Partner with security, engineering, and application teams to ensure certificate services align with enterprise security and compliance standards.

Benefits

• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
• The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees