Post-Quantum Cryptography Strategy Director

Booz Allen Hamilton; Atlanta (GA); 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 solutions sold to Booz Allen Commercial customers, enabling clients to understand risks and security posture of PQC deployments.

You will lead the PQC team, educate executives and engineers on best practices, and collaborate across product, IT, and infrastructure to ensure architectures reflect PQC

Qualifications

• 8+ years 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 and define team direction, standards and requirements.
• Educate and influence client executive and engineering teams on PQC best practices across the enterprise.
• Lead delivery of assessments of cryptographic environments and remediation plans; design and implement PQC pilots and migrations.
• Collaborate with product, IT, networking, infrastructure and other teams to ensure architectures consider PQC best practices.
• Lead, hire, and inspire teams of PQC experts to perform security reviews and develop cryptographic inventories.

Skills

Post-Quantum Cryptography

Executive stakeholders communication

Cryptographic protocols interop

Team leadership

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 solutions sold to Booz Allen Commercial customers, enabling clients to understand risks and security posture of PQC deployments.

You will lead the PQC team, educate executives and engineers on best practices, and collaborate across product, IT, and infrastructure to ensure architectures reflect PQC