IT Security Engineer – PKI and HSM 80 - 100% (f/m/d)

Location: Singapore

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

Julius Baer Group Ltd. acts in the sector Private Banking and is present in over 25 countries and around 60 locations. With the Headquartered in Zurich, we have offices in key locations including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv and Tokyo.

Join our global team and play a critical role in safeguarding our digital landscape as a Security Engineer in the area of public key infrastructure (PKI). We're seeking a skilled expert to contribute to the engineering and operations of our existing PKI and Hardware Security Module (HSM) solution.

YOUR CHALLENGE

Main Job Responsibilities

• Play a key role in the design, implementation, and operational governance of Julius Baer’s enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), ensuring trusted digital identities and secure cryptographic services across global systems and services.

• Serve as technical co-owner of the Hardware Security Module (HSM) environment to safeguard critical cryptographic assets and enable secure key generation, storage, and digital signing operations.

• Architect and drive integration of PKI and HSM services with strategic platforms such as SSL/TLS endpoints, API gateways, Privileged Access Management (PAM), database encryption, code-signing systems, and secure file transfer solutions.

• Lead incident resolution for complex disruptions, serving as a Tier 2/Tier 3 escalation point through detailed root cause analysis (RCA), corrective actions, and implementation of preventative controls to strengthen service resilience.

• Ensure full compliance of the PKI platform with Julius Baer’s information security policies, regulatory frameworks, and internal audit requirements, maintaining rigorous control over access entitlements and cryptographic material.

• Maintain authoritative technical documentation in Confluence, covering system architectures, operational procedures, integration specifications, and post-incident reviews to support knowledge sharing and operational continuity.

• Drive continuous service improvement by enhancing system reliability, security posture, performance, observability, and automation, with a clear focus on increasing operational efficiency and reducing manual effort.

• Remain current on advancements in cryptography, quantum-readiness, phishing-resistant authentication, and secure key management technologies, evaluating opportunities for controlled innovation and planned technology refreshes across the trust infrastructure landscape.

Client Management (internal & external)

• Various IT functions, both regionally and globally

• Local Legal and Compliance functions

Business Management

• Key stakeholders include IT Service Owners, IT Infrastructure, IT Application Managers, IT Architecture and Project Managers

• CRO functions – including Business Operational Risk, Information Security and Compliance functions

• Global functions – IT Security Solutions, Security Architecture

• Establish strong relationship with key stakeholders and across the internal IT

Regulatory Responsibilities &/OR Risk Management

• Ensure appropriate ethical and compliant behaviour within the area of responsibility by clear demonstration of appropriate values and behaviours including but not limited to standards on honesty and integrity, due care and diligence, fair dealing (treating customers fairly), management of conflicts of interest, competence and continuous development, adequate risk management, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations

YOUR PROFILE

Professional and Technical

• Core Expertise: Expertise in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) operations, including hands-on experience with Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) or other X.509-compliant CA platforms.

• Technical Proficiency:

  • Proven experience administering Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)

  • Solid understanding of cryptographic protocols, TLS/SSL handshake mechanics, digital signatures, and key management practices.

  • Strong Windows Server administration skills, particularly around AD CS, certificate stores, GPOs, and IIS; Linux administration skills are a plus.

• Security Engineering Knowledge: Practical understanding of key IT security domains; experience with one or more of the following is advantageous:

  • Secure Web Gateway technologies (e.g., Zscaler)

  • Application delivery controllers (e.g., Citrix ADC / NetScaler)

  • Privileged Access Management (PAM)

  • Secure Secrets Management (Vault)

  • Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) frameworks

• Operational Excellence: Minimum of 2–3 years in 2nd and 3rd line engineering or operations roles supporting enterprise-grade IT security services, ideally within complex, highly regulated environments (e.g., financial services).

• Education & Credentials:

  • Relevant academic background (e.g., Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related discipline) — or equivalent practical experience.

  • Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CEH are considered a strong asset.

Personal and Social

• Team player, strong collaborator with the willingness to take ownership

• Excellent communication skills in spoken and written form

• Strong desire to learn and develop new skills

• Highly proactive, self-driven, and focused on delivering measurable results.

• Capable of independent decision-making, including prioritising and resolving incidents and change requests under minimal supervision.

• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills, with attention to detail and long-term architectural implications.

• Ability to thrive in a globally distributed team environment

Regulatory

• Good understanding of the technology regulatory framework in Singapore and Hong Kong

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