Certification Specialist

About the Position

Certification Specialist

Utimaco is an international provider of IT security solutions and cybersecurity technologies with headquarters in Aachen (Germany) and Campbell (USA). For over 40 years, we have been developing innovative solutions for the protection of people, data, and communications that meet the highest standards. We are the world's leading manufacturer of hardware security modules and compliance solutions in a wide range of industries such as automotive, banking, telecommunications, and many more.

With our global network of partners and customers, we contribute to making digital information and infrastructures secure worldwide. Become part of our team and help us make the digital world more secure - together we are shaping the future of IT security.

Locations

• Aachen, Germany
• Ashburn, USA
• Campbell, USA
• Linz, Austria
• Madrid, Spain

Responsibilities

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;
• Be 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.

Requirements

• University degree in Technical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent;
• Track record of successfully leading PCI PTS HSM approvals, Common Criteria, or FIPS 140-3 approval projects with approval bodies through the full project lifecycle - specification to delivery;
• Experienced in security architectural design;
• Experienced in Certification Lab and Customer communication on complex certification topics;
• 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;
• Excellent verbal & written communication and presentation skills in English/German.

We Offer

• An open and friendly corporate culture characterized by constructive and collaborative interaction;
• Support for your future plans with a company pension scheme (depending on country-specific circumstances);
• Flexible working model to organize your working day yourself;
• Special payments or additional vacation days on anniversaries or other special occasions;
• A diverse global team including colleagues from 42 nationalities and 45 different languages spoken.

About the Company

Utimaco is an international provider of IT security solutions and cybersecurity technologies with headquarters in Aachen (Germany) and Campbell (USA). For over 40 years, we have been developing innovative solutions for the protection of people, data, and communications that meet the highest standards. We are the world's leading manufacturer of hardware security modules and compliance solutions in a wide range of industries such as automotive, banking, telecommunications, and many more.

With our global network of partners and customers, we contribute to making digital information and infrastructures secure worldwide. Become part of our team and help us make the digital world more secure - together we are shaping the future of IT security.

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