PKI Technical Lead Engineer (PKI-TLE)

Summit Technologies Inc. is seeking a highly skilled PKI Technical Lead Engineer (PKI-TLE) to serve as Key Personnel supporting a federal program. The PKI-TLE will be responsible for architectural design performance and integration of systems across the solution lifecycle. Serving as the programs primary technical point-of-contact the PKI-TLE will oversee system design testing and integration activities to ensure compliance with technical and security requirements. This role will lead the contractor team in applying security-focused systems engineering practices aligned with federal standards such as NIST 800-160 while ensuring cost-effective high-performing and secure solutions. This position will be an on-site role at the designated primary location five (5) days a week unless otherwise agreed upon by the Government. You must have a DoD Top Secret Clearance. This is for a proposal that is in its early stages and this contract has not been awarded yet.

Responsibilities

• Act as the contractors technical point-of-contact for the program coordinating with the Program Manager and Government stakeholders.
• Oversee and validate all design integration and testing of systems prior to deployment into production environments.
• Ensure systems meet all technical performance and security requirements throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Lead the contractor team in implementing security-focused systems engineering practices ensuring alignment with NIST 800-160 and evolving industry and federal best practices.
• Perform and ensure comprehensive analysis and engineering services including functional design analysis with cost-performance tradeoffs to optimize infrastructure investments.
• Provide technical oversight to the operations team to maintain highly available reliable and secure infrastructure along with accurate documentation.
• Monitor the overall functionality scalability and performance of systems to proactively address risks or issues.
• Collaborate with the Program Manager on transition-in and transition-out plans ensuring smooth and comprehensive program transitions.

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of experience managing full lifecycle IT projects with comparable scope technologies and key personnel leadership.
• 5 years of hands-on experience designing implementing and operating PKI-related programs in federal or commercial environments.
• Demonstrated experience in system architecture integration testing and performance optimization.
• Proven expertise in leading teams that incorporate secure engineering principles throughout all lifecycle phases.
• Strong communication leadership and problem-solving skills with experience interfacing with both technical and executive stakeholders.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or related discipline.
• In lieu of a degree an additional 5 years of experience managing full lifecycle IT projects with similar technologies may be substituted.
• Current operating system networking and security certifications (examples: Microsoft Linux Cisco CompTIA Security CISSP or equivalent).

Clearance Requirements

• Must have a DoD Top Secret Clearance based on program requirements.

If you feel you are qualified and want to be considered for this position please supply the following to: and please put the job number 6857 in the subject line:

• Updated resume including MM/YYYY for each employer.
• Best times/dates to interview (plus phone # you can best be contacted at).
• Availability to start once given formal offers.

Summit Technologies Inc. appreciates your interest. We will contact the best matching prospects and will consider you for future opportunities. We will not submit your resume without your prior knowledge and consent. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status.