Director of Commercial Post-Quantum Cryptography & Strategy

Booz Allen Hamilton; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 303,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Commercial Post Quantum Cryptography Director to establish and grow its PQC practice, defining the team’s direction, standards, and services for commercial customers. The role involves educating executives, designing architectures, and leading PQC pilots while coordinating with product, IT, and infrastructure teams to ensure quantum-resistant solutions.

The ideal candidate will have extensive leadership experience in cryptography, a deep understanding of PQC

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading technical teams across Post-Quantum Cryptography, Classical Cryptography, or Secure Communications.
• 5+ years of experience with infrastructure component management or design with hardware or software, including interoperability of cryptographic protocols
• Experience presenting recommendations and roadmaps to executive stakeholders
• Experience developing and testing interoperability of quantum resistant algorithms
• Experience leading teams in the implementation of large-scale software or hardware deployments
• Knowledge of quantum-safe technologies, timelines, and standards, including NIST publications
• Knowledge of EU cyber regulations and PQC recommendations
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
• Bachelor's degree

Responsibilities

• Establish and grow Booz Allen’s PQC practice and define team standards and requirements.
• Lead delivery of assessments of cryptographic environments and develop remediation plans.
• Educate client executives and engineering teams on PQC best practices.
• Lead hiring and mentoring of PQC experts for security reviews and pilots.
• Collaborate with product, IT, networking, and infrastructure teams to implement PQC solutions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Executive presentation

Post-Quantum Cryptography

Secure communications

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Commercial Post Quantum Cryptography Director to establish and grow its PQC practice, defining the team’s direction, standards, and services for commercial customers. The role involves educating executives, designing architectures, and leading PQC pilots while coordinating with product, IT, and infrastructure teams to ensure quantum-resistant solutions.

The ideal candidate will have extensive leadership experience in cryptography, a deep understanding of PQC