Professional Services Consultant Akkodis Middle East

Posted on 6 Mar

Experience

4 - 9 Years

Job Location

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

Education

Bachelor of Technology/Engineering

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Any

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Planning – Engage with customers to gather requirements, define implementation scope, and develop detailed project plans, ensuring alignment with security and compliance objectives.


Solution Design – Architect secure key management, encryption, and access control frameworks using HSM and CM, ensuring adherence to best practices and industry standards.


Implementation & Integration – Execute hands-on installation, configuration, and integration of HSMs, CM, and related cryptographic solutions into customer environments, including validation and testing.


Consultation – Provide training and support, best practice recommendations during projects


Documentation & Knowledge Transfer – Produce detailed design guides, configuration documentation, and operational runbooks; deliver structured knowledge transfer sessions to customer technical teams.


Stakeholder Engagement – Present solutions, progress updates, and best practices to both technical and executive stakeholders, internally and externally

Desired Candidate Profile

  • 4+ years of experience in implementing encryption and key management solutions

  • Experience in onsite and remote projects delivery model.

  • Hands-on product knowledge and certification in general-purpose and payment HSMs, preferably Luna and payShield, with proven experience in secure deployment, configuration, and integration.

  • CipherTrust Suite Proficiency – Strong working knowledge of CipherTrust Manager (CM), CipherTrust Transparent Encryption (CTE), CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager (CCKM), and other related security modules, including policy creation and enforcement.

  • Database Encryption Solutions – Experience implementing encryption for databases such as Microsoft SQL Server (TDE) and Oracle (TDE), ensuring secure data-at-rest protection.

  • Cryptographic Protocols – Practical understanding and hands-on experience with KMIP, PKCS#11, REST API, SNMP, and TLS for secure communications and integrations.

  • Key & Certificate Lifecycle Management – Proficiency in key generation, distribution, rotation, revocation, and certificate lifecycle processes in compliance with industry best practices.

  • Automation & Integration – Experience in programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Java, PowerShell, or similar) for automation of deployment tasks, integration with enterprise systems, and operational efficiency.

  • Technical Documentation – Strong ability to capture technical requirements, produce detailed implementation guides, and write high-quality technical response papers for customer and internal audiences.


Soft Skills:

  • High energy, flexible, pro-active and excellent resistance to stress

  • Verbal and no verbal communication, listening:

  • Ability to present solutions, rather than problems

  • Ability to express complex ideas in a manner befitting the audience.

  • Team-working

  • Negotiation: A strong “can do” attitude. Willing to accommodate and innovate to ensure customer satisfaction.

  • Problem solving


Additional Skills:

  • Relevant Security training or Professional certifications: NIST, PCI, CISM, CISA, CISSP, ITIL, PMP

  • Knowledge of Functional Modules, API developments.

  • Experience working on cloud environments: AWS, Azure, Oracle cloud

  • Experience of working on Infrastructure

  • MSSQL DB, Oracle DB, MongoDB etc.

  • Storage devices

  • Virtual platforms (VMware, Oracle Virtual box etc.)

  • OS – Windows / Linux / AIX

  • Knowledge of legacy products: EFT, payShield 9000, P3CM…

  • Knowledge of the payShield API commands and functions

Employment Type

    Full Time

Company Industry

  • IT - Software Services

Department / Functional Area

  • IT Software

Keywords

  • HSM
  • CipherTrust
  • Thales HSM
  • Presales
  • Solution Integration

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Akkodis Middle East

Akka is an entity of the European group of engineering and consulting AKKODIS. With over 22,000 employees, in 130 sites/offices across the world, we deliver real added value to industrial companies in every market Segment: automotive, aeronautics, defense, construction, telecommunications, railway, energy, Oil & Gas etc.

Lezin HENNA - Talent Acquisition Specialist

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

https://www.akka-technologies.com