Operations Analyst - Banking in Cheshire

Job Description \n Cryptography Operations Analyst \n Cheshire| Hybrid Working £550 - £600 per day Inside IR35 Contract \n A leading global organisation is looking for a Cryptography Operations Analyst to join a specialist Cryptography Services function supporting critical security and banking platforms. \n This role is focused on the day-to-day operation, support and governance of enterprise cryptographic services, working closely with engineering, security and business stakeholders to ensure services remain secure, compliant and highly available. \n Key Responsibilities \n * Support enterprise cryptography services including PKI, certificate management and key management. \n * Investigate and resolve incidents, problems and service issues relating to cryptographic services. \n * Monitor service performance and support operational governance activities. \n * Manage certificate life cycle activities including renewals, deployments and compliance reporting. \n * Support change, release and implementation activities across cryptographic platforms. \n * Work closely with security, infrastructure and engineering teams to ensure operational resilience. \n * Produce and maintain operational documentation, procedures and support runbooks. \n * Participate in service reviews, risk assessments and audit activities. \n Required Experience \n * Experience supporting PKI, certificate management or cryptographic services. \n * Background in security operations, infrastructure, IAM or cyber security support. \n * Experience working within regulated or enterprise environments. \n * Strong incident, problem and change management experience. \n * Excellent stakeholder communication and documentation skills. \n * Familiarity with ITIL-based service management processes. \n Desirable Skills \n * Venafi \n * PKI/Certificate Authorities \n * HSM exposure \n * Key Management \n * Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) \n * Microsoft Entra ID/IAM \n * Financial Services experience