Role: .NET / C# Automation Engineer (PKI & Certificate Management)
Location: Chicago, IL / Denver, CO / Charlotte, NC / Dallas, TX
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced .NET / C# Automation Engineer with strong software development and automation expertise to build and enhance enterprise certificate lifecycle solutions. This role is ideal for developers with hands-on experience in C#, .NET, PowerShell, REST APIs, and automation, along with exposure to PKI, TLS/SSL certificate management, or enterprise security infrastructure.
Prior experience with Venafi Trust Protection Platform (TPP) is preferred but not mandatory. Candidates with solid development experience and a foundational understanding of PKI and certificate management will be considered.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions using C#, .NET, and PowerShell.
- Build automation for certificate provisioning, renewal, revocation, and lifecycle management.
- Develop and integrate REST APIs to support certificate management workflows.
- Customize and enhance enterprise certificate management platforms, including Venafi TPP where applicable.
- Collaborate with Security, PKI, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Application teams to automate certificate operations.
- Develop reusable tools and utilities to simplify certificate lifecycle management.
- Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment efficiency.
- Troubleshoot application, automation, and certificate-related issues across Windows and Linux environments.
- Participate in application design, code reviews, testing, and production deployments.
- Document technical solutions, automation workflows, and operational procedures.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of software development experience using C# and .NET.
- Strong experience developing automation using PowerShell.
- Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and secure coding practices.
- Experience working with Windows Server environments.
- Familiarity with Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools.
- Exposure to PKI concepts, SSL/TLS certificates, digital certificates, encryption, or certificate lifecycle management.
- Understanding of certificate provisioning, renewal, revocation, and certificate authorities.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Venafi Trust Protection Platform (TPP) or other enterprise certificate management solutions.
- Experience integrating with Venafi APIs or similar security platforms.
- Knowledge of PKI infrastructure, Certificate Authorities (CA), HSMs, and machine identity management.
- Experience with Ansible, Infrastructure as Code, or configuration management tools.
- Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized applications.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Background in DevSecOps or Security Automation.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
Ideal Candidate Profile
We are primarily looking for strong .NET/C# developers who have experience building enterprise automation solutions and possess a working knowledge of PKI, SSL/TLS certificates, and certificate lifecycle management. Direct experience with Venafi is desirable but not required; candidates who can quickly learn and customize the platform while leveraging their software development expertise will be highly successful in this role.