Cryptography Operations & Infrastructure Specialist

Role Title: Cryptography Operations & Infrastructure Specialist

Duration: contract to run until 26/02/2027

Location: Knutsford, Hybrid 3 days per week onsite

Rate: up to £616.40 p/d Umbrella inside IR35

Role purpose / summary

We are seeking a Cryptography Operations & Infrastructure Specialist to support the day-to-day operation, monitoring, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise cryptographic services.

This individual will be responsible for maintaining service availability, troubleshooting complex technical issues, delivering controlled changes, and ensuring operational excellence across cryptographic infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Service Operations
• Monitor cryptographic platforms and supporting infrastructure.
• Perform routine operational activities following established service procedures.
• Execute health checks, service validations, and platform maintenance tasks.
• Maintain service availability and operational resilience.
• Incident & Problem Management
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventative measures.
• Coordinate with resolver groups and vendors where required.
• Manage production incidents through to resolution.
• Change & Release Management
• Support implementation of approved infrastructure and security changes.
• Participate in deployment planning and execution.
• Ensure changes comply with governance and operational standards.
• Documentation & Continuous Improvement
• Create and maintain operational runbooks and support documentation.
• Identify service improvement opportunities.
• Support automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
• Contribute to operational readiness reviews and post-implementation assessments.
• Infrastructure Support
• Support PKI, HSM, key management, and certificate management environments.
• Support application integrations with cryptographic services.
• Assist with platform upgrades and lifecycle management activities.

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!