Rahul Kumar

Security Consultant

India12 yrs 3 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in PKI and Key Management solutions.
  • Proven track record in HSM integration and management.
  • Skilled in automating certificate lifecycle management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity Architect specializing in PKI and Encryption technologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

PkiKey ManagementHardware Security Module (hsm)Certificate Lifecycle Management

Other Skills

AppviewX Cert+CCLMCertificate ManagementData SecurityDigicertDigicert MPKIEncryptionHashiCorp VaultKubernetesLinuxLunaMicrosoft PKIPKCS#11SSL

About

Experienced PKI and Key Managment Architect with a demonstrated history of working in the area of PKI and Encryption technologies. Skilled in Implementing PKI infrastructure using Microsoft ADCS, DigiCert MPKI . Skilled in implementing AppViewX Cert+ and Venafi and integrating it with Public and Enterprise CAs. Skilled in implementing and configuring Thales Luna HSMs and integrating with applications. Worked on HashiCorp,Cipher-Trusted Manager and Thales STA Solutions.

Experience

Ibm

Security Architect - CryptoServices

Jun 2025Present · 9 mos · India · Hybrid

Honeywell

2 roles

Senior Cyber Security Architect

Mar 2023Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

HashiCorp VaultHardware Security Module (HSM)PKIKey ManagementDigicert MPKI

Advanced Cyber Security Architect

Jul 2020Mar 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Setup Thales Luna Network and Backup HSMs.
  • Integrated Luna HSMs with Microsoft PKI , DigiCert MPKI and Custom Java applications.
  • Integrating Luna HSMs with Kubernetes.
  • Integrating HSMs with Double Key Encryption Service.
  • Integrating HSMs with Quantinuum Service to inject entropies.
  • Setup 2 tier Microsoft PKI for SMIME certs.
  • Upgraded DigiCert Managed PKI from Windows 2008R2 to 2019.
  • Migrated Microsoft PKI for VPN from Windows 2012R2 to 2019.
  • Troubleshooting HSM , PKI and Safenet Trusted Access issues
Hardware Security Module (HSM)PKI

Standard chartered bank

PKI and Key Management Specialist

Oct 2018Jul 2020 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Certificate Life-cycle Management Automation using AppviewX Cert+ and PKI Implementation:
  • (CERT+ is a Certificate Lifecycle Automation Tool from AppViewX)
  • Integrated 'APPVIEWX CERT+' with Public CAs like Digicert.
  • Integrated 'APPVIEWX CERT+' with Enterprise CAs like Microsoft PKI and EJBCA.
  • Automated the SSL Certificate Discovery from the entire Infrastructure using Cert+.
  • Integrated 'CERT+' with Active Directory LDAP for authenticating those users who need access to CERT+.
  • Integrated 'CERT+' with ADFS for SSO.
  • Integrated 'CERT+' with SMTP for triggering mails to applications owners for approvals for any CLM activity.
  • Integrated 'Mobile Iron' with 'CERT+' for managing the MDM certificates.
  • Microsoft PKI Implementation:
  • Deployed a two tier PKI architecture for the client.
  • Implemented SSL for webservers and SSL template configuration.
  • Implemented Auto-Enrollment for User certificates and Wireless Certificates.
Hardware Security Module (HSM)CLMPKICertificate Lifecycle Management

Wipro limited

Lead Engineer PKI

Aug 2017Sep 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Microsoft PKI Implementation:
  • Deployed a two tier PKI architecture for the client.
  • Implemented Secure Email Configuration.
  • Implemented SSL for webservers and SSL template configuration.
  • Implemented Auto-Enrollment for User certificates and Wireless Certificates.
  • Documented the process for day to day operation in the environment like ‘Enrollment’, ‘Database Backup’ , ‘Health-Check’, ‘Certificate Recovery’.
  • PKI Management:
  • Complete Management of PKI infrastructure.
  • Fetching the Certificates from the CA database.
  • Issuing, Revoking and Troubleshooting Certificates issues for Email Encryption, SSL, Code Signing.
  • Checking the CRL health using PKIVIEW and ‘CERTUTIL -URL’ commands and also checking whether the clients are able to reach the CDP and AIA.
  • Created a lab Environment similar to the production for testing and applying patches.
  • Working on Wave Disk Encryption.
  • Providing training to L1 and L2 team members on PKI.
  • Created a script for sending Automatic Reminders for certificate expiry via outlook
Certificate ManagementPKI

Thales

Engineer - HSM and PKI

Jan 2015Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Noida Area, India

  • HSM Implementation and integrating PKI infrastructures with HSMs :
  • Worked on Safenet Luna EFT and Safenet Luna Protect Server HSMs.
  • Worked with APAC, EMEA and APAC customers to configure PKI architecture.
  • Implemented Two Tier and Three Tier architecture by integrating it with Safenet HSMs.
  • Performed CA Migration using HSMs.
  • Implemented SSL encryption for Web-Servers.
  • Working on CSPs and KSPs provided by Safenet
  • Working on JCE/JCA, integrating the Java Apisfrom Safenet and debugging them.
  • Troubleshooting, Testing and Executing the propriety Java Samples for Encryption,
  • Decryption, Signing etc from Safenet.
  • Integrating the HSMs with Safenet CSPs and KSPs and Troubleshooting issues.
  • Configuring the Network , Managing Users , Installing and Uninstalling packages using
  • the Linux Shell on the HSM boxes.
  • Worked Closely with ‘Pre-Sales’ and ‘Solutions Engineer’ teams to gather requirements for PKI deployment and its integration with HSMs.
Hardware Security Module (HSM)PKI

Dell

System Associate

Oct 2013Jan 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • PKI Operations.
  • 1. Maintaining precise configuration of CAs.
  • 2. Configuring 2 tier , 3tier CA hierarchy for EMEA clients using Windows Server 2008
  • 3. Performing CA Migration.
  • 4. Performing Manual and Automatic Enrollment.
  • 5. Complete Management of PKI infrastructure.
  • 6. Issuing, Revoking and Troubleshooting Certificates issues for Email Encryption, SSL, Code Signing.
  • 7. Maintaining the trusted CA list.
  • 8. Creating PKI Certificate Request on Behalf of Users.
  • 9. Performing CA backup and Recovery.
  • 10. Integrating the etokens with HSM for authentications

Hcl infosystems ltd.

Trainer

Mar 2012Aug 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos · Noida Area, India

  • IT Infrastructure L1 Support and Training
  • 1. Troubleshooting issues on Windows.
  • 2. Troubleshooting DHCP and DNS issues.
  • 3. Troubleshooting Issues on ISP.
  • 4. Troubleshooting Email encryption , Code Signing and Entrust SSL certificate
  • Issues.
  • 5. Troubleshooting Issues related Certificate Expiry for Smart Cards and Etokens.
  • 6. Working on WAVE Disk Encryption.
  • 7. Worked on Remedy , Siebel and Service Now Ticketing Tools.
  • 8. Recovering Certificate for Using KRT tool.
  • 9. Worked on SQL.
  • 10. Worked as a Corporate Trainer.

Education

Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Information Technology

Jan 2007Jan 2011

Assembly of God Church School,Ukhra

Matriculation

Jan 2003Jan 2004

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