Job Description

Job Summary:

As a Senior Cyber Security Encryption Engineer, you will be joining Freddie Mac’s Data Protection/Applied Cryptography team to serve a crucial role of managing, securing, engineering and governing the enterprise data-at-rest encryption and SSH key management services. Other opportunities include Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Credential Management (CMS) systems, data tokenization and other data-in-transit/data-at-rest services for the Freddie Mac infrastructure and applications across multi-site enterprise cloud and data center environments.

Our Impact:

Our team is a dynamic, hard-working team that is tasked with providing cryptography expertise to the firm, including encryption (at-rest and in-transit) and key management services.

Your Impact:

• Support of Design, Build and Operations
• Change Agent
• Technical Leadership

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, engineering, computer science, related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional IT experience with implementation and administration of any database and folder level encryption and SSH key management service preferred.
• Experience with System Administration basics with Linux (CentOS, RedHat) and/or Microsoft Windows Server (and associated technologies such as Active Directory and Exchange). Experience operating and maintaining production systems in Linux and public cloud environments.
• Experience with basic Networking and troubleshooting (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, firewalls, LAN/WAN, traceroute, iperf, dig, cURL or related).
• Ability to manage all aspects relating to system administration including polices, keys, backup, log monitoring for unauthorized access, etc.
• Knowledge of AWS cryptography, encryption and key management best practices and policies.
• Experience in supporting encryption and/or security appliance devices.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with scripting tools to automate routine tasks using scripting languages including but not limited to Python, PowerShell and bash scripting.
• Exposure to varied operating systems – UNIX, Linux, Windows
• Understanding server/file encryption technologies, encryption key management and information security policies.
• Be able to manage all aspects including polices, keys, backup, log monitoring for unauthorized access relating to data encryption tool(s).
• Experience supporting/securing cloud-based services and implementing AWS cryptography, encryption and key management best practices and policies.
• Splunk Proficiency: Knowledge of Splunk for log management and analysis.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Must be able to effectively perform both independently and collaboratively as a strong team contributor.
• Can work to help model and mentor team members.
• Ability to prioritize work without management direction and provide clear, documented status updates to the management and the team.
• Advanced problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively under tight deadlines.

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