Senior Post-Quantum Cryptography Architect (TS/SCI)

Acclaim Technical Services, Inc.; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP ownership

Job summary

Acclaim Technical Services, Inc. seeks a Senior Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) / Cryptography Architect with TS/SCI to lead the cryptographic modernization for Federal missions in Northern Virginia.

You will identify quantum-vulnerable cryptography, maintain CBOM inventories, and drive prioritized migration strategies across PKI, TLS, and cryptographic libraries. The role requires deep cryptographic expertise, enterprise security experience, and the ability to present complex risk to Federal

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Significant applied experience in cryptography, cybersecurity architecture, or cryptographic engineering.
• Deep understanding of RSA, ECC/ECDSA/ECDH, Diffie-Hellman, PKI, TLS, digital signatures, and key exchange.
• Strong knowledge of NIST PQC standards (ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA).
• Experience with crypto-agility, migration architecture, and hybrid classical/PQC approaches.
• Ability to communicate complex cryptographic issues to Federal technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead cryptographic discovery, inventory, assessment, and migration architecture across complex environments.
• Develop cryptographic inventories and CBOMs including algorithms, certificates, keys, and libraries.
• Identify quantum-vulnerable components within applications and networks.
• Evaluate evidence from source code, binaries, configs, and cloud services.
• Develop PQC migration roadmaps prioritized by mission impact.
• Design target-state PQC and hybrid architectures per NIST standards.
• Produce architecture diagrams, risk assessments, and executive guidance.
• Brief senior stakeholders on cryptographic exposure and migration priorities.

Skills

PQC cryptography

Cryptography architecture

Cybersecurity architecture

Enterprise security

KMS/HSM knowledge

PKI and TLS

Source-code analysis

Communication with leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

Python

Rust

C/C++

Java

Go

Job description

Acclaim Technical Services, Inc. seeks a Senior Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) / Cryptography Architect with TS/SCI to lead the cryptographic modernization for Federal missions in Northern Virginia.

You will identify quantum-vulnerable cryptography, maintain CBOM inventories, and drive prioritized migration strategies across PKI, TLS, and cryptographic libraries. The role requires deep cryptographic expertise, enterprise security experience, and the ability to present complex risk to Federal