Digital Certificate Management Consultant

Digital Certificate Management Consultant – Preston or Inverness – 6mths – SC - £550pday) The role is 5 days on-site in either Preston or Inverness. This is an SC cleared role which must be currenlty held and active. This role is a The Digital Certificate Management Consultant operates within the Operational Integrator (OI) function within a multi-supplier (SIAM) environment and is responsible for governing, coordinating, and assuring digital certificate management activities across all suppliers. The role provides oversight of certificate lifecycle management, supplier compliance, certificate ownership, inventory accuracy, and certificate-related risk. This is a governance, coordination, and assurance role and does not perform certificate administration, PKI operations, cryptographic engineering, or technical certificate deployment activities. skills and experience Essential Experience in Digital Certificate Management, PKI Governance, Cyber Security Governance, Information Assurance, or GRC Strong understanding of: Certificate lifecycle management Certificate-related operational risks Governance and assurance practices Security compliance and audit requirements Experience working within multi-supplier, SIAM, or complex outsourced environments Strong stakeholder management and supplier coordination skills Experience producing governance reporting and risk-based management information Ability to interpret certificate management outputs and reporting without direct operational ownership Desirable Knowledge of: Enterprise PKI environments Public Certificate Authorities (DigiCert, Sectigo, Entrust, GlobalSign etc.) ISO 27001 and ISMS requirements NIST Cyber Security Framework NCSC guidance Experience within Defence, Government, Critical National Infrastructure, or highly regulated environments Experience supporting audit and assurance programmes Exposure to ServiceNow, GRC tooling, or certificate management platforms Key Deliverables Certificate Management Governance Framework Consolidated certificate inventory reporting Certificate risk and compliance dashboards Supplier performance reporting Certificate lifecycle assurance reporting Audit-ready evidence repository Governance and risk board reporting packs Continuous improvement recommendations and maturity assessments - SmartSourcing are a Disability Confident Employer and we promote, celebrate and value diversity, we are committed to promoting equality and inclusion for all