Cryptographic Engineer II

About us:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

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Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!



This job is responsible for tool and service designs within a technical domain that enable business strategies in accordance with architectural governance, standards and policies. Key responsibilities include creating infrastructure tools and their integration as a service, facilitating deployment of technical solutions by developing templates, playbooks and automation used during implementation. Job expectations include looking for opportunities to improve efficiency when implementing and maintaining tools/services and embracing a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Overview:

The Cryptographic Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the key management system used to protect sensitive data within the bank. This role involves ensuring the secure generation, storage, distribution, and rotation of cryptographic keys in compliance with NIST and industry standards following all the best practices. Ability to produce detailed architectural diagrams and technical documentation from business/technical requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Provides subject matter expertise and consulting services on a range of technologies and assists Technical Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers to ensure that technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards
• Assists with translating business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment in compliance with architecture standards and policies
• Assists in the evaluation of reference models, blueprints and playbooks to ensure they are fit for purpose
• Develops software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes
• Conducts on-site evaluations of third-party products being considered for firm adoption
• Promotes an inclusive and healthy working environment and helps to resolve organizational impediments/blockers
• Contributes to the creation/selection of functional and non-functional product evaluation requirements within and across domains
• Develop and implement key management solution based on security policies and procedures to achieve secure key lifecycle management
• Oversight of the generation, distribution, and secure storage of cryptographic keys, ensuring they are held in accordance to the highest security protocols
• Build, maintain and monitor highly resilient, redundant and secure key management systems
• Ensure compliance with internal standards, procedures and regulatory requirements related to key management. Participate in security audits and assessments
• Available to respond to security incidents involving the compromise or corruption of cryptographic key scenarios. Devise, implement and document corrective actions to prevent future incidents. Familiarity of Incident and Problem Management systems like Remedy or ServiceNow
• Work closely with clients, partners, vendors and security teams to integrate key management practices into broader security initiatives. Provide guidance and support on cryptographic practices. Collaborate with operations and other cross-functional teams to implement automated workflows for key lifecycle management
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of key management processes, configurations, and incident responses
• Conduct training sessions and awareness programs for employees on best practices in key management and cryptographic security. Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies related to key management and cryptographic standards

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in key management, cryptographic security, or a related field
• Proficiency in key management systems and tools (e.g., HSMs, KMS, PKI)
• Strong understanding of cryptographic algorithms and protocols
• Experience with security standards and frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, PCI DSS)
• Familiarity with cloud-based key management services (e.g., AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault)
• Proficiency in Linux and Windows operating systems
• Strong experience with automation using Perl, python or PowerShell
• Familiarity with cloud-based key management services (e.g., AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault)
• Use of monitoring tools i.e. Splunk, Elastic, PrometheGrafana stack, ELK, etc.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Go) and experience with orchestration tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).
• Experience using Utimaco, Thales, Entrust, etc. products for HSM and other Key Management components like legacy Gemalto, Vormetric or CipherTrust Manager
• Working knowledge of JIRA and Agile Scrum routines
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD pipelines)

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or relevant experience
• Advanced degrees or certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CEH)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Self motivated and able to work with minimal supervision as part of a team
• Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to maintaining high-security standards

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking
• Application Development
• Automation
• Production Support
• Risk Management
• Adaptability
• Business Acumen
• DevOps Practices
• Solution Delivery Process
• Solution Design
• Architecture
• Collaboration
• Innovative Thinking
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Strategy Development

Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40

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