Who We Are

Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for ten consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

What We Do

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced PKI Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and certificate management, with a specialization in CyberArk Certificate Management (formerly known as Venafi TLS) and DigiCert. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge security technologies and contribute to the protection of our digital assets.

What You'll Do

• Oversee the lifecycle management of certificates using Venafi and DigiCert platforms.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for certificate issuance, renewal, and revocation.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and internal security policies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex PKI-related issues.
• Regularly interacts with senior management and peers in other departments for purposes of gaining cooperation, exchanging technical information, and presenting project plans and reports.
• Considers the business implications of certificate work flows and processes for the current business environment.
• Identifies problems, researches alternatives, prepares presentations, drives solutions, tests to confirm, gains consensus, and implements solutions for multiple processes within multiple functions.
• Keeps abreast of industry advancements and incorporates that knowledge into daily work activities.
• Lead evaluations and assessments for any proposed technology solution.
• May be required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs.

What You'll Bring

Knowledge and Skills/Technology Used

• Experience working with distributed team.
• Strong understanding of application security patterns and associated best practices.
• Deep understanding of and experience with cloud security concepts including technology, best practices, design, deployment, and operations.
• Understanding network security implementations, including their function and placement in a network.
• Deep understanding of and experience with public cloud security in a hybrid cloud environment.
• Successful track record of designing, developing, and managing the execution of projects in the cloud and/or security space.
• Ability to develop and implement processes to ensure compliance and quality.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within and between departments.
• Deals with others in an honest manner, assures adherence to company policies, addresses questionable business practices.
• Provides others with reliable information, creates, and delivers accurate reports and presentations. Uses good listening skills. Negotiates effectively.
• Ability to convey technical and conceptual ideas/topics to non-technical personnel.
• Presentation skills
• Strong organizational or Project Management skills
• Solid understanding of scripting and programming languages as well as software development methodologies
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Typically have 10+ years of directly related experience.
• Certifications: CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Certified Professional), SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner), CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), CISM (Certified Information Security Management), CCNA, CCNP, MSCE preferred.

Salary Range: $109,700.00 - $146,200.00

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting.  Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

What We Offer

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