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HSM Security Engineer

Innova Solutions


Job Location:

Addison, TX - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 80 - 80
Posted: 29 September 2026 (21 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for anHSM Security Engineer.

Position type: Contract
Duration: 12 to 18 months
Location: 5 days onsite in Addison TX.

As anHSM Security Engineeryou will:

Top Skills:

  • 5 years of experience in HSM.
  • 3 years of experience in Thales product such as Luna and/or Cipher Trust Manager (CTM).
  • 3 years of experience in key Management products - Thales payShield SafeNet HSM Azure Key Vault (AKV) AWS KMS.

Description:
Mid-level Senior Security Engineer is responsible for security design implementing and maintain vendor security applications primarily related to crypto/security functions and modules.
These requirements will then be used to make you determine and recommend the technical and operational feasibility of the solutions in the crypto space.
You will be required to maintain and enhance hosted crypto solutions like key management payment and general purpose HSMs which are integrated with end user applications so that they are compliant to the banks as well as industry standards of key security.
You would work to develop prototypes of the system design and work with database operations technical support and other various technocrats throughout the proof of concept and implementation cycle.
You will use your knowledge and abilities as senior technical resources to provide your expertise to the team(s).
You would also be responsible for administering and managing cryptographic keys including key life cycle management centrally managing keys with granular key management and proper access controls per our security standards and policy guidance.

Required Experience

Design implement and support enterprise cryptographic services and key management platforms including Thales CipherTrust Manager Luna Network HSM payShield 10K/10K Cloud HSM and Cloud KMS solutions.

Enforce cryptographic architectures aligned with industry standards and frameworks including OASIS KMIP 2.x PCI DSS PCI HSM NIST SP 800-57 NIST SP 800-131A FIPS 140-3 GDPR EMVCo GlobalPlatform and ANSI standards.

Establish and maintain enterprise-wide data protection controls including data classification encryption policies key governance secrets management tokenization and compliance monitoring.

Hands-on experience administering and automating Linux and Windows environments using modern Infrastructure-as-Code and automation frameworks such as PowerShell Python and GitOps methodologies. Ansible and Terraform are nice to have.

Strong understanding of cryptographic APIs and integration frameworks including REST APIs PKCS#11 KMIP JCE/JCA Microsoft CNG MSCAPI OpenSSL and cloud-native security SDKs.

Design and operate cloud-native and containerized platforms using Kubernetes OpenShift Podman Docker Helm and CI/CD pipelines.

Experience implementing and testing APIs using modern development and integration tools such as Postman Insomnia Swagger/OpenAPI and API Gateway platforms.

Implement enterprise observability and operational monitoring using Splunk Enterprise Dynatrace. Other tools like Prometheus Grafana Elastic Stack and SNMPv3 monitoring solutions are nice to have.

Utilize Agile Scrum Kanban DevSecOps Jira Azure DevOps and SDLC best practices to support secure and efficient platform delivery.

Perform lifecycle management configuration management firmware upgrades vulnerability remediation patch management and compliance validation for cryptographic infrastructure.

Support enterprise adoption of Zero Trust security principles machine identity management certificate automation and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) readiness programs.

Experience with encryption and key management solutions including:
Thales Luna Network HSM

Thales payShield 10K

CipherTrust Manager

Experience implementing enterprise Key Lifecycle Management (KLM) cryptographic policy enforcement and automated certificate management across on-premises and cloud environments.

Ability to partner with application owners architects cloud teams and security stakeholders to define and implement cryptographic controls key management strategies and HSM/KMS service requirements.

Knowledge of database encryption technologies including:
Microsoft SQL Server TDE and EKM

Oracle TDE

PostgreSQL encryption

KMIP and PKCS#11-based key management integrations

Experience with enterprise secrets management and workload identity solutions for Kubernetes and cloud-native applications.

Familiarity with Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) crypto-agility initiatives and quantum-safe migration strategies.


Qualified candidates shouldAPPLY NOWfor immediate consideration!
This position is only open to applicants who can be engaged on a W-2 basis.
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We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients subject to program ME HOW.
Thank you!

Rishabh Kumar
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PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:
Pay Range*:$80 - $85 per hour
*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidates education work experience work location specific job duties certifications etc.

Benefits:Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage Dental/vision insurance 401(k) Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA) Life Insurance Pet Insurance Short term and Long term Disability Accident & Critical illness coverage Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection Sick time and other types of paid leaves (as required by law) Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS:Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta Georgia Innova Solutions employs approximately 50000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America Asia and Europe we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions:
  • Named One of Americas Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
  • Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List 2024-2025)
  • One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA 2024)
  • One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA 2024; includes Innova Solutions Volt & HireGenics)
  • Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
  • One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC 2024)
  • AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100 certifications


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