Salesforce · 19 hours ago
Sr. Software Engineer, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Washington - Bellevue
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$163K/yr - $224K/yr
5+ years expSalesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with hands-on experience in Enterprise grade Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technologies to contribute to the development, automation, and support of PKI and certificate lifecycle management capabilities across the enterprise environment.
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Responsibilities
Contribute to the implementation, development, deployment, configuration, and enhancement of EJBCA-based PKI infrastructure, including CA hierarchies, RA functions, OCSP responders, and CRL distribution
Develop and maintain certificate lifecycle automation, including provisioning, renewal, revocation, monitoring, and audit logging
Support internal stakeholders with certificate enrollment workflows (SCEP, EST, ACME, CMP) and usage patterns
Help integrate certificate-based authentication into enterprise platforms, services, and workloads
Support certificate lifecycle management processes for internal clients, applications, and devices
Collaborate with security architects, infrastructure, and application teams to align PKI solutions with organizational policies and compliance requirements
Participate in incident response and troubleshooting for PKI-related issues such as certificate validation failures or service outages
Contribute to documentation, operational runbooks, and standards for PKI operations
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hands-on experience in PKI systems, including EJBCA or similar CA/RA platforms
Strong understanding of X.509 certificates, CRLs, OCSP, certificate templates, trust chains and key usage extensions
Experience with enrollment protocols such as SCEP, EST, ACME, or CMP
Familiarity with certificate lifecycle automation, workflows or CLM platforms and APIs
Experience with scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, Golang, Java)
Familiarity with HSM integration, key escrow, and secure enclaves
Understanding of PKI use cases for TLS/mTLS, device identity, Wi-Fi/EAP, VPN, code signing, workload identity, etc
Proficiency with Linux environments and version control systems (e.g., Git)
Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS) and how PKI integrates with cloud services
Solid understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD, monitoring, and ownership of production systems
Preferred
Experience with hardware-backed security mechanisms such as TPM, HSM, or secure enclaves
Experience with PKI in Kubernetes or service mesh environments (e.g., Istio, SPIRE, cert-manager)
Exposure to device attestation, platform security, or Secure Boot concepts
Familiarity with relevant security frameworks or compliance standards (e.g., NIST, ISO, SOC 2)
Awareness of common security weaknesses (OWASP Top 10, CWE Top 25)
General understanding of core security concepts such as MFA, Zero Trust, and secrets management
Benefits
Time off programs
Medical
Dental
Vision
Mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life and disability insurance
401(k)
Employee stock purchasing program
Company
Salesforce
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Funding
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$65.38MKey Investors
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