PKI Engineer - Automation & Lifecycle Management (m/f/d)

Rheinmetall AG, headquartered in Düsseldorf, is an integrated technology group for an equally substantial and internationally successful company. As a cross-dominal system house of the security and defence industry, we offer an innovative product and performance spectrum for use in land, water, air and space. Through our work on different fields, we take responsibility at Rheinmetall in a dramatically changing world. With our technologies, products and systems, we create the indispensable basis for peace, freedom and sustainable development: security. The group structure includes the five divisions Air Defence, Digital Systems, Naval Systems, Vehicle Systems and Weapon and Ammunition. Discover Rheinmetall as an employer: www.rheinmetall.com

PKI operation: Responsibility for the life cycle of certificates as well as operation and protection of our PKI infrastructure Automation & Tooling: Construction and development of automated processes for the exhibition, renewal and blocking of certificates (e.g. via SCEP, NDES etc.) to replace manual certification management in the company Enablement & Rollout: Active anchoring of the topic PKI/Certificate Lifecycle Management in the company - as contact person for specialist areas and driving force behind the company-wide introduction of automated processes Governance: Documentation of Certificate Directives, Enrollment Procedures and Blocking Lists (CRL), including Monitoring and Reporting on PKI's Disability Interface work: Close coordination with adjacent IAM areas (including Entra ID, Active Directory) to integrate PKI into existing identity processes

This position can be occupied at the locations Düsseldorf, Bremen, Berlin, Kassel, Kiel Unterlüß and Neuenstadt

Complete study of computer science, business information technology or comparable training in IT Experience found: Practical expertise in the operation of PKI infrastructures, desirable integration into hybrid service structures (e.g. Double Key Encryption) Automation Mindset: Experience in building automated workflows and processes, such as scripting, APIs or certificate management platforms Enrollment & Protocol Knowledge: Practical experience with enrollment methods such as SCEP or NDES as well as certificate services and blocking lists (CRL) Communication strength: ability to make technical PKI concepts understandable for specialist areas and to promote them internally for the topic Advantage: Basic knowledge of adjacent IAM topics (Entra ID, Active Directory) Very good knowledge of German and English in word and writing Enthusiasm for co-design within an IT transformation

At our locations we offer in you: Employee success share Attractive remuneration Flexible working time models and mobile work Occupational pension Fitness and health services Bike Leasing Corporate Benefits Platform Germany Ticket as a Job Ticket Individual and diverse external as well as internal development possibilities, including at the Rheinmetall Academy and via an e-learning platform Professional integration process accompanied by a digital onboarding tool