Post-Quantum Crypto Strategy Consultant

Protiviti Middle East Member Firm; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Protiviti Middle East Member Firm in Riyadh seeks a cybersecurity professional with strong fundamentals in cryptography, PKI, security architecture and enterprise security technologies to support PQC readiness and migration planning.

The role focuses on cryptographic discovery, CBOM development, quantum-risk assessments and crypto-agility, with opportunities to lead client workshops and deliver executive-ready materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
• Senior Consultant: 4–5+ years cybersecurity experience; Assistant Manager: 7+ years with workstream/client leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead PQC readiness assessments and cryptographic maturity assessments.
• Support cryptographic discovery and CBOM development.
• Identify RSA, ECC, Diffie-Hellman and other cryptographic dependencies across apps, infra, cloud and networks.
• Assess PKI, certificates, HSM, KMS, TLS, VPN and key-management environments.
• Support quantum-risk assessments, crypto-agility strategies, target architectures and PQC migration roadmaps.
• Prepare client deliverables, executive presentations, proposals and reusable PQC methodologies/templates.
• Mentor junior resources and contribute to business development.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Cryptography fundamentals

RSA

ECC

Diffie-Hellman

AES

Digital signatures

Key exchange

PKI/IAM

TLS

HSM/KMS

Security architecture

Cloud security

DevSecOps

Communication skills

Leadership (workstreams)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, Engineering or related field

Job description

Protiviti Middle East Member Firm in Riyadh seeks a cybersecurity professional with strong fundamentals in cryptography, PKI, security architecture and enterprise security technologies to support PQC readiness and migration planning.

The role focuses on cryptographic discovery, CBOM development, quantum-risk assessments and crypto-agility, with opportunities to lead client workshops and deliver executive-ready materials.