Cryptography SME

Post Date

May 09, 2025

Location

Addison,
Texas

ZIP/Postal Code

75001
US
Aug 02, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Security Engineering

Req #

CLT-781209

Pay Rate

$59 - $74 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Cryptography SME for the cybersecurity organization at one of our large financial clients. This person will be responsible for driving cryptographic policy and strengthening our client's cryptographic environment across the enterprise. On a daily/weekly basis this will involve working with application owners/managers to survey their current environment and provide recommendations and remediations when/where necessary based on how a given application lines up to standard policy. This person will be expected to have a strong, broad understanding of cryptography including data-in-motion, data-at-rest, cryptographic keys, certificates, and hashing/algorithms, and other things within this domain.

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Required Skills & Experience

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in cryptography (data-in-motion, data-at-rest, Key Management, PKI, HSMs, keys, encryption/decryption, etc)
- Team-oriented individual with experience working in large teams and projects heavily focused on getting in the weeds and getting the work done
- Strong communication skills
- Familiarity with modern security protocols such as TLS and SSH
- Experience and ability to work with multiple teams and stakeholders including collaborating and driving initiatives over time through meetings, goals and actions
- Familiarity with NIST, ISO, PCI-DSS standards

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

- Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Powershell, Python, Perl, JavaScript)
- Post-Quantum computing experience/knowledge (work experience or research-based experience)

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.