Enterprise Cryptography & Key Management Specialist

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Cryptography & Key Management Specialist to support enterprise encryption, cryptographic controls, and key management initiatives within a highly regulated environment. The role is primarily remote, with occasional onsite visits to the client in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and involves close collaboration with security architecture, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams.

Key responsibilities

• Support enterprise cryptography, encryption, PKI, and key management initiatives.
• Assess cryptographic controls and identify security and compliance gaps.
• Design, implement, and improve enterprise key management processes.
• Work with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) and enterprise key management platforms.
• Review encryption algorithms, digital certificates, TLS, PKI, and tokenization controls.
• Develop and maintain cryptographic standards, policies, and security requirements.
• Support remediation activities related to cryptographic risks and control deficiencies.
• Collaborate with security architecture, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams.
• Drive cryptographic transformation, crypto‑agility, encryption modernization, and large‑scale key management programs.
• Ensure cryptographic solutions align with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience in cryptography, PKI, HSM technologies, encryption, or enterprise key management.
• Strong understanding of encryption algorithms, digital certificates, TLS, PKI, and tokenization.
• Hands‑on experience with enterprise key management platforms and HSMs.
• Experience assessing cryptographic controls and identifying security or compliance gaps.
• Knowledge of security regulations, compliance requirements, and industry best practices.
• Experience developing cryptographic standards or supporting remediation activities.
• Ability to collaborate with security architecture, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams.
• Willingness to travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for occasional onsite engagements.

Required skills

• Cryptography
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Hardware Security Modules (HSM)
• Encryption
• Enterprise Key Management platforms
• TLS
• Tokenization
• Digital certificates