Senior Security Services Consultant, Machine Identity

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Job Summary

As a Senior Security Services Consultant - Machine Identity, you will serve as a trusted advisor to customers, leading the design, implementation, and adoption of Certificate Manager solutions across enterprise environments.

You will partner closely with customers, internal teams, and stakeholders to deliver scalable Machine Identity Protection strategies focused on PKI, certificate lifecycle management, SSH key management, and cloud-native security. This role requires strong technical consulting expertise, customer engagement skills, and the ability to navigate complex enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and implementation of Certificate Manager solutions
• Advise customers on Machine Identity Protection strategies, PKI architecture, certificate lifecycle management, and SSH key security
• Drive customer engagements from planning through execution and successful adoption
• Partner with Sales, Professional Services, Support, Product Management, and customer stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes
• Develop automation strategies leveraging REST APIs, PowerShell, Python, and scripting frameworks
• Support integrations across cloud, DevOps, and enterprise infrastructure environments
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide expert guidance to customers
• Contribute to reusable deployment methodologies, best practices, scripts, and technical documentation
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships while acting as a technical subject matter expert

• 4+ years of experience in cybersecurity, PKI, IAM, Machine Identity, or enterprise security environments
• Strong understanding of PKI, TLS/SSL certificates, SSH key management, and authentication technologies
• Experience deploying enterprise security solutions within complex IT environments
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Familiarity with DevOps and automation technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, HashiCorp Vault, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• Scripting and automation experience using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or REST APIs
• Experience with enterprise infrastructure technologies including Active Directory, LDAP, Windows Server, Linux/Unix, databases, virtualization, and networking
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work effectively in customer-facing environments