Senior Associate, Cybersecurity – Cryptography, Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security

PwC Canada; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Canada’s Cybersecurity practice invites you to join as a Senior Associate, Cybersecurity – Cryptography, Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security in Vancouver. You will drive cryptography, PQC readiness, IAM, data protection, and security engineering across client engagements.

You'll work with cross-functional teams, develop security solutions, and contribute to thought leadership while advancing your career within a global professional services firm.

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity, cryptography, IAM, cloud security, security engineering, infrastructure security, or technology consulting.
• Knowledge of cryptography, PKI, certificates, key management, secrets management, PQC concepts, crypto-agility, and related security controls.
• Familiarity with NIST, OSFI B-13, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, and related technology risk requirements.
• Hands-on experience with Python, shell scripting, Terraform, DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud platforms.
• Strong analytical, documentation, communication, stakeholder management, teamwork, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• This role does not require professional engineering licensure; security clearance is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cybersecurity engagements across cryptography, PQC readiness, IAM, secrets management, data protection, AI security, and security engineering.
• Assess client environments to identify security gaps, cryptographic risks, identity issues, secrets exposure, data protection needs, and improvement opportunities.
• Support cryptographic inventories, risk prioritization, control mapping, crypto-agility planning, and transition roadmaps aligned to business and regulatory priorities.
• Design, configure, test, document, and support security solutions across PKI, key management, certificate management, IAM, DLP, cloud, automation, and DevOps environments.
• Prepare client deliverables, communicate progress and risks, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to reusable assets, proposals, and thought leadership.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Cryptography

IAM

Cloud security

Security engineering

Technology consulting

Crypto-agility

PKI

Data protection

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps tools

Git workflows

Infrastructure as code

Job description

A career within PwC Canada’s Cybersecurity practice gives you the opportunity to help clients strengthen digital trust, protect critical systems and data, and prepare for emerging security risks. You’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, bringing together technical knowledge, consulting discipline, and practical delivery experience to help organizations strengthen their security posture and prepare for emerging risks.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Associate, Cybersecurity – Cryptography, Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. You’ll support client work across cryptography, post-quantum cryptography, IAM, secrets management, data protection, AI security posture, and security engineering. Your role will include, but isn’t limited to:

• Deliver cybersecurity engagements across cryptography, PQC readiness, IAM, secrets management, data protection, AI security, and security engineering.
• Assess client environments to identify security gaps, cryptographic risks, identity issues, secrets exposure, data protection needs, and improvement opportunities.
• Support cryptographic inventories, risk prioritization, control mapping, crypto-agility planning, and transition roadmaps aligned to business and regulatory priorities.
• Design, configure, test, document, and support security solutions across PKI, key management, certificate management, IAM, DLP, cloud, automation, and DevOps environments.
• Prepare client deliverables, communicate progress and risks, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to reusable assets, proposals, and thought leadership.

What You'll Bring

Your skills, knowledge, and experiences are what set you apart. Here's what we look for:

• Experience in cybersecurity, cryptography, IAM, cloud security, security engineering, infrastructure security, or technology consulting.
• Knowledge of cryptography, PKI, certificates, key management, secrets management, PQC concepts, crypto-agility, and related security controls.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and standards such as NIST, OSFI B-13, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, and related technology risk requirements.
• Hands-on experience with Python, shell scripting, Terraform, DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud platforms.
• Strong analytical, documentation, communication, stakeholder management, teamwork, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• This role does not require professional engineering licensure and is not classified as a formal engineering position under provincial regulatory definitions. While individuals with a P.Eng designation are welcome to apply, the responsibilities of this role do not involve the practice of professional engineering as defined by applicable legislation.
• As a requirement, a Security Clearance is mandatory for all staff who’ll be engaged on these assignments. Prior to applying, please review the Government of Canada website to ensure you meet the eligibility requirements to obtain this clearance. This’ll become a condition of your employment with PwC should you receive an offer from us.

The salary range for this position is $84,700 - $134,700. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity

We’re committed to providing accommodation throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.

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