Senior Post-Quantum Cryptography Architect

Acclaim Technical Services; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Acclaim Technical Services seeks a Senior Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Architect with TS/SCI clearance to lead cryptographic architecture across Federal and national-security environments in Northern Virginia.

You will build authoritative inventories and CBOMs, assess crypto-agility, and develop migration roadmaps. The role requires deep cryptography expertise, enterprise security, and the ability to communicate risk to technical and executive leaders.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Extensive cryptography and cybersecurity architecture experience.
• Deep knowledge of RSA, ECC/ECDSA, TLS, PKI, and cryptographic libraries.
• Experience with NIST PQC standards and cryptographic modernization.
• Ability to translate cryptographic risk into actionable migration plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead cryptographic discovery, inventory, assessment, and migration architecture across complex Federal and national-security environments.
• Develop and maintain authoritative cryptographic inventories and CBOMs.
• Identify quantum-vulnerable cryptographic components across applications and data flows.
• Evaluate evidence from source code, binaries, certificates, and configuration data sources.
• Develop PQC migration roadmaps and target architectures.

Skills

Cryptography

Enterprise security

PKI

TLS

Crypto-agility

NIST PQC

Leadership comms

Python

Rust

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

Rust

C/C++

Java

Job description

Acclaim Technical Services seeks a Senior Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Architect with TS/SCI clearance to lead cryptographic architecture across Federal and national-security environments in Northern Virginia.

You will build authoritative inventories and CBOMs, assess crypto-agility, and develop migration roadmaps. The role requires deep cryptography expertise, enterprise security, and the ability to communicate risk to technical and executive leaders.