Post-Quantum Crypto Solutions Director

Booz Allen Hamilton; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 163,000 - 303,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Commercial Post Quantum Cryptography Director to establish and grow the PQC practice. You will define direction, standards and requirements for services and client solutions, and lead PQC experts to perform security reviews and pilots.

You will collaborate with product, IT and engineering leaders to ensure architectures are quantum-resistant, educate executives on PQC best practices, and drive large-scale deployments while traveling up to 50% as needed.

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 Commercial PQC practice.
• Define the PQC team’s direction, standards and requirements for services, and solutions sold to Booz Allen Commercial customers.
• Educate and influence client executive and engineering teams on PQC best practices.
• Lead, hire, and inspire teams of PQC experts to perform security reviews, develop cryptographic inventories, develop and implement PQC pilots, and migrate tools and technology to be quantum resistant.
• Lead the delivery of assessments of cryptographic environments, provide recommendation and remediation plans along with development, implementation, and support of operational models supporting solutions and services meeting client requirements.

Skills

Post-Quantum Cryptography

Leadership of technical teams

Executive stakeholder communication

Cryptographic interoperability

Large-scale deployments

NIST PQC standards

EU cyber regulations

Travel up to 50%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Commercial Post Quantum Cryptography Director to establish and grow the PQC practice. You will define direction, standards and requirements for services and client solutions, and lead PQC experts to perform security reviews and pilots.

You will collaborate with product, IT and engineering leaders to ensure architectures are quantum-resistant, educate executives on PQC best practices, and drive large-scale deployments while traveling up to 50% as needed.