Cryptography Infrastructure Engineer(Payshield HSM)

Test Triangle
Sowerby Bridge, England
7 months ago
Applications closed
Posted
20 Oct 2025 (7 months ago)

Full time | Test Triangle | United Kingdom

Posted On 21/08/2025

Job Information

Work Experience 5+ years

Technology

City London

State/Province City of London

EC1A

Job Description

Job Title

Location

Contract type

Permanent/Contract

Working time

Full time

Seniority level

Specialist


Technologies we use in the role (Key words)

Required

Hardware Security Module (HSM), Thales Payshield HSMs, SNMP, Splunk, SSH, SSL, Confluence, Jira, Advanced Data Analysis in Excel, Service Now, Github, Cryptography.

Optional

Public Key Infrastructures (PKI), Cryptography, Encryption Key Management, Cybersecurity governance, SSL/SSH , Windows administration, Linux administration

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Cryptography protects the identity, confidentiality and authenticity of trillions of dollars of transactions globally. It is a core service for the whole organization.

Subject Matter Expertise & Engineering skills are required to be part of a project that improves HSM observability for the entire Clients encryption estate.

The existing HSM observability is ready to be taken to the next level, improving its resilience, increased monitoring capabilities and faster alerting.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
(bullet points)

  • Be part of a team that implements a new monitoring and alerting solution based upon Splunk
  • Have specific knowledge about Thales Payshield HSMs and pulling relevant data from the device (via SNMP)
  • Closely collaborate with with team members – as SME for Thales PayshieldHSMs, but also other HSMs.
  • Work closely with stakeholders to understand requirement details.
  • Write a design and test specification for your responsibility in the observability project
  • Contribute to documentation of the project

· Help define the roadmap for continual improvements in the management of cryptographic services

· Flag potential issues timely, think outside the box and be creative in finding solutions.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE REQUIRE
(bullet points)

· Good knowledge about HSMs, specifically Thales Payshield.

· Understand how monitoring for HSMs work with expertise in the technologies such as SNMP

· Stakeholder management skills, with experience of understanding and meeting the needs of multiple stakeholders

· Knowing what it means to be part of a team, not only being a team player. Contribute to discussions, allow others to speak.

· Innovative mindset, we are doing something completely new, inhouse. This requires to speak up when it comes to innovations / new ideas.

· Understanding of cybersecurity principles, global financial services business models, as well as regional compliance standards, relevant local regulations, and applicable laws

· Knowledge of cryptographic modules and solutions, e.g. TPMs,

  • Good understanding on IT Infrastructure technical platforms / technologies
  • Understanding of SSH/SSL functionality and usage
  • Experience interfacing with technology teams to bring lab concepts to market within an organization and building effective operational models to ensure capabilities are able to be fully utilized and grow to meet the needs of the team

· Understanding and knowledge of common industry cyber security frameworks, standards and methodologies, including; OWASP, ISO2700x series, PCI DSS, GLBA, GDPR, Global data security and privacy acts, FFIEC guidelines, CIS and NIST standards.

· Windows and Linux Servers administration

OPTIONAL/NICE TO HAVE
(bullet points)

· Academic/professional qualification in cryptography or cyber security field.

· Formal education in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science or similar and/or commensurate demonstrated work experience

· Industry qualifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM).

WHAT WE OFFER
(bullet points)

· Stable job in professional team

· Interesting path of career in an international organization

· Consistent scope of responsibilities

Additional information / About the role (optional)


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