PKI Systems Administrator

General Dynamics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Annapolis Junction, MDColorado Springs, COWashington, DCMacDill AFB, FLSpringfield, VA
Salary
$147,292–$199,278 / yr
Posted
4 days ago

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Similar $164k
This role $173k
$120k most similar roles pay here $208k

This role pays more than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $136,611–$190,986 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $173k versus about $164k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 430 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $112,924–$149,500 across 364 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · PKI Systems Administrator

As a PKI Systems Administrator at GDIT, you will join the Cybersecurity and Information Services (CIS) team to manage enterprise public key infrastructure services, ensuring secure access to critical systems across multiple networks. Your daily tasks include issuing, managing, and maintaining certificates, tokens, and authentication credentials while supporting full lifecycle PKI operations such as issuance, synchronization, renewal, revocation, and troubleshooting. You will also provide knowledge-based support for customers and system administrators, maintain PKI infrastructure health through monitoring and documentation, and ensure compliance with multifactor authentication requirements. The role requires experience with PKI administration, certificate services, token issuance, and familiarity with identity management tools like CRL validation and certificate authorities. Strong communication skills are essential to support both technical and non-technical users in a secure enterprise environment.

What you'll do

  • Manage and maintain certificates, tokens, and authentication credentials for users and systems.
  • Support full lifecycle PKI operations including issuance, synchronization, renewal, revocation, and troubleshooting.
  • Provide knowledge-based support to customers, Trusted Agents, and system administrators on authentication and token management.
  • Monitor certificate stores, expiration timelines, CRL validation, and associated authentication systems to maintain PKI health.
  • Ensure compliance with enterprise multifactor authentication requirements and enforce credentialing policies for user and NPE identities.
  • Support identity-related incident response by diagnosing authentication failures and resolving certificate conflicts.

What we're looking for

  • US citizenship required.
  • Experience with PKI administration and certificate services.
  • Knowledge of multifactor authentication and identity credential management.
  • Ability to troubleshoot certificate issues across distributed systems.
  • Strong customer service, communication, and documentation skills.
  • Familiarity with CRL validation and certificate authorities.
  • Meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements.

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