Associate Director, Quantum Safety & Cryptography

EY; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 159,000 - 358,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation policy

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k) plans

Paid time off options

Job summary

EY’s Next Frontier Quantum team is seeking an Associate Director to lead quantum-safety programs, PQC adoption and cryptographic modernization across governance, data, applications and infrastructure. You will shape market offerings, guide multi-disciplinary teams, and translate research into repeatable services and commercial outcomes while advising senior stakeholders on risk and strategy.

Lead complex client engagements, drive scope, quality and financial performance, and mentor

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in cryptography, cybersecurity, computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering or a related field.
• Significant experience in cybersecurity, cryptography, quantum technologies, enterprise architecture, technical product leadership or advanced computing.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-workstream engagements from opportunity shaping and mobilization through delivery, executive readout and implementation planning.
• Own scope, quality, financial performance, staffing, risks, dependencies, governance and stakeholder expectations across global teams.
• Build trusted relationships with CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, Chief Risk Officers, enterprise architects and data-protection leaders.
• Shape go-to-market strategy and offerings for quantum-risk assessment, crypto discovery, crypto-agility, PQC migration, quantum-resistant networking and quantum cyber defense.
• Translate research, patents, prototypes and vendor capabilities into repeatable services, accelerators, reference architectures, demonstrations and business cases.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams of cryptographers, architects, engineers, researchers, product specialists and consultants.
• Produce executive-ready proposals, roadmaps, architecture blueprints, standards, whitepapers and thought leadership; represent EY in relevant industry forums.

Skills

PQC expertise

Cryptography governance

Enterprise architecture

Quantum risk assessment

Executive communication

Leadership

Python

C/C++ familiarity

Education

Master's degree or PhD in cryptography / cybersecurity

Tools

Qiskit

PennyLane

Amazon Braket

CUDA-Q

Job description

EY’s Next Frontier Quantum team is seeking an Associate Director to lead quantum-safety programs, PQC adoption and cryptographic modernization across governance, data, applications and infrastructure. You will shape market offerings, guide multi-disciplinary teams, and translate research into repeatable services and commercial outcomes while advising senior stakeholders on risk and strategy.

Lead complex client engagements, drive scope, quality and financial performance, and mentor