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Responsibilities & Qualifications
We are seeking a PKI Subject Matter Expert - ICAM, Federation & Enablement - Key Personnel to join our team supporting the DISA PKI Public Key Enablement (PKE) Engineering Support Task Order (SETI Small Business) in Fort Meade, Maryland.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Ten (10) or more years of hands-on PKI, ICAM, or identity and credential engineering experience, including at least five (5) years in DoD or federal high-security environments.
• Hands-on, low-level technical proficiency in cryptographic infrastructure, identity federation, and system integration within high-security environments, with demonstrated capability to engineer solutions for complex hardware and legacy software integrations.
• Direct experience configuring smart card middleware, CAC and PIV credentials, and Derived Credentials for mobile devices (e.g., Purebred).
• Demonstrated mastery of LDAP, Active Directory, and Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), including automated certificate enrollment (EST/ACME) and group policy-driven certificate deployment.
• Demonstrated experience configuring cross-certification, bridge certification, and federated trust models with external mission partners or federal agencies (e.g., Federal Bridge, PIV-I interoperability).
• Working knowledge of federal ICAM architectures and DoDI 8520.02 compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with DoD Zero Trust reference architecture and the PKI-related Zero Trust activities, with the ability to provide advisory guidance to PKI operators.
• Experience delivering senior-level technical consultation and Tier III support to enterprise programs and privileged users across NIPRNet and SIPRNet.
• Experience reviewing or authoring technical policy, guidance, STIG content, or implementation documentation for a DoD or federal customer

Certifications

• Certification: DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce Qualification Program, IAT Level III or equivalent, required at time of assignment

Education

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree preferred; equivalent demonstrated technical experience may be considered.

Clearance

• Clearance: Active Secret clearance required. Must be onboard at the start of the Period of Performance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the primary technical authority for enabling cryptographic infrastructure, ensuring interoperability with federal ICAM architectures and compliance with DoDI 8520.02.
• Provide smart card and authenticator enablement expertise, including direct configuration of smart card middleware, Common Access Card (CAC) and PIV credentials, and Derived Credentials for mobile devices such as Purebred.
• Apply mastery of directory services and relying party integration, including LDAP, Active Directory, and Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), to facilitate automated certificate enrollment (EST/ACME) and group policy-driven deployments.
• Configure and advise on federation and trust relations, including cross-certification, bridge certification, and federated trust models that enable secure collaboration with external mission partners and federal agencies.
• Support DoD and federal partner Zero Trust compliance by advising Only Locally Trusted (OLT) PKI operators on interoperability and compliance for the PKI-related Zero Trust activities, identifying OLT unique requirements and assessing enterprise PKI suitability to meet those requirements.
• Document methods to modernize DoD PKI to reduce reliance on OLT PKIs, and develop, document, and maintain guidance on Zero Trust requirements as reference architecture and NIST direction evolve.
• Lead External PKI Interoperability support for external DoW agencies and federal partners, including partner assessment, trust establishment, and interoperability validation.
• Provide senior Tier III PKE consultation and engineering support to end users, system and network administrators, developers and integrators, and privileged users across NIPRNet and SIPRNet, including on-site support for enterprise programs designing architectures to accept and validate ECA, DoD PKI, and DoD-approved certificates.
• Provide technical advice and guidance on the correct use of DoD PKI certificates in the development and review of policy, directives, instructions, and emerging capabilities documentation, including DISA STIGs (estimated 3-4 per month), DISA Advisory Messages, and PKI policy reviews.
• Support External Certificate Authority (ECA) PKI activities, including vendor coordination, Approved Device List (ADE) maintenance, and interoperability validation.
• Contribute recommendations to DoD PKI PMO Support that improve the usability and efficiency of the DoD PKI and support external PKI integration.
• Author and review PKE implementation documentation, reference guides, and information papers that communicate engineering results to the DoD community.

Overview
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Location: On-site, DISA Headquarters, 6914 Cooper Ave, Fort Meade, MD 20755
Type of environment: Office - on-site at a Government facility (classified environment)
Noise level: Low to Medium
Work schedule: Day shift Monday - Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
Amount of Travel: Less than 10%. Occasional travel within the National Capital Region and to up to four (4) conferences per year.
WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE
U.S. Citizen
Secret clearance
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
OTHER INFORMATION
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice
Additional Job Information
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