Security architect

Your tasks

As a Certification Specialist, you are responsible for formal PCI PTS HSM certifications for the Utimaco Information Security (IS) products. You are also responsible for maintaining and improving the payment certification strategy.

• Collaborate with the responsible assessors and certification authorities, as well as with colleagues from software development and product management;
• Identify, pursue, and access security requirements for PCI PTS HSM approvals;
• Being responsible for the successful certification and sustainable security architecture of our IS product lines;
• Further develop the holistic governmental data security approval strategy;
• Collaborate with the rest of the certification team to further certify data security products according to Common Criteria, FIPS, PCI, and other certification schemes;
• Assist in developing a strategy to enable Utimaco to process more certifications efficiently within an agreed timeframe, utilizing also onsite regional presence;
• Actively support the team to meet all commitments and deadlines

Your profile

• You have a University degree in Technical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
• You have a track record of successfully leading PCI PTS HSM approvals, Common Criteria, of FIPS 140-3 approval projects with approval bodies through the full project lifecycle - specification to delivery
• You are experienced in security architectural design.
• You are experienced in Certification Lab and Customer communication on complex certification topics.
• You have experience in writing technical documentation, system security architecture documents, functional specifications and process descriptions/workflows; ideally operated in the Information Technology sector at a product manufacturer as a developer or architect
• You have excellent verbal & written communication and presentation skills in English/German

We offer

• An open and friendly corporate culture characterized by constructive and collaborative interaction
• We provide you with support for your future plans with a company pension scheme (depending on country-specific circumstances)
• Early risers and night owls - thanks to a flexible working model you can organise your working day yourself
• We also support you privately â benefit from special payments or additional vacation days on anniversaries or other special occasions
• Utimaco is growing and living diversity! Our global team includes colleagues from 42 nationalities and 45 different languages spoken