Certificate Deployment Engineer (Contract/Freelance)

Company : Ve3 Inc

Job Type : Full Time

Pune, India

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Job Description - Certificate Deployment Engineer (Contract/Freelance)

Certificate Deployment Engineer (Contract/Freelance)

Role Purpose

We are looking for a hands -on Certificate Deployment Engineer to support the assessment, testing and implementation of internal certificate management across an on -premise Microsoft server estate.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

1. Server and
Environment Discovery

Review Windows Server estate in scope for
certificate management.
Confirm domain membership, server roles,
operating system versions and environment classification.
Identify certificate stores, current
certificates, expiry dates, issuers and bindings.
Support creation of a server -to -certificate
mapping.
Identify dependencies between servers,
applications, SQL, reporting services and internal HTTPS endpoints.
Support review of DMZ/workgroup servers and
any constraints around access, trust and certificate deployment.

2. Certificate
Deployment and Binding

Install and configure certificates on
Windows Servers.
Validate certificate chains and trusted
root/intermediate CA installation.
Configure or support certificate bindings
for IIS, internal web services, SSRS, SQL Server and application services.
Support testing of certificate
auto -enrolment through Group Policy for domain -joined servers.
Support manual or scripted certificate
deployment for non -domain -joined servers.
Troubleshoot certificate store, private key,
permissions, binding and service restart issues.

3. Active Directory
and GPO Support

Assist with Group Policy configuration and
validation for certificate auto -enrolment.
Confirm target servers receive correct GPO
settings.
Validate certificate template permissions
and enrolment rights from a server perspective.
Support AD security group mapping for
certificate enrolment.
Troubleshoot GPO application and enrolment
failures.

4. Testing and
Validation

Execute technical validation after
certificate deployment.
Confirm internal HTTPS services are
accessible and trusted.
Confirm SQL Server and SSRS continue to
operate after certificate changes.
Validate application portal access and
internal server -to -server connectivity.
Support vulnerability scan remediation
checks where required.
Capture test evidence before and after
certificate changes.
Support rollback or fix -forward actions if
certificate changes cause issues.

5. Operational
Documentation

Produce step -by -step implementation notes
and server -level runbooks.
Document certificate installation and
renewal procedures.
Document troubleshooting steps for common
certificate issues.
Support creation of BAU operational
procedures for certificate renewal.
Capture evidence for audit and change
management.
Support handover to Pobal operational teams.

Required Skills and
Experience

Area	Requirement
Windows Server	Strong hands -on experience administering Windows Server environments.
Active Directory	Good understanding of AD, domain membership, GPOs, security groups and service accounts.
Certificates	Practical experience installing, renewing, binding and troubleshooting certificates on Windows Servers.
Certificate stores	Understanding of local machine certificate stores, trusted roots, intermediates and private keys.
IIS / web services	Experience configuring HTTPS bindings and certificate assignments.
GPO troubleshooting	Ability to validate and troubleshoot Group Policy application.
PowerShell	Ability to use PowerShell for certificate discovery, export, import, validation and reporting.
Infrastructure troubleshooting	Strong troubleshooting skills across Windows services, event logs, connectivity and permissions.
Change -controlled environments	Experience working through planned changes, test evidence and production maintenance windows.
Documentation	Ability to write clear implementation steps and operational runbooks.

Desirable Skills

Experience with Microsoft AD CS and
certificate auto -enrolment.
Experience with SQL Server certificate
configuration.
Experience with SQL Server Reporting
Services certificate bindings.
Experience supporting DMZ or workgroup
Windows servers.
Experience with public and private
certificates, wildcard certificates and SAN certificates.
Experience with vulnerability scan
remediation.
Experience supporting 24/7 production
systems.
Experience with monitoring and alerting
tools.
Experience in public sector, regulated or
ISO 27001 -aligned environments.

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