Post-Quantum Cryptography; PQC) Consultant

We are looking for a cybersecurity professional with strong fundamentals in cryptography, PKI, security architecture and enterprise security technologies to support Protiviti’s growing Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) capability. The role will support PQC readiness, cryptographic discovery, CBOM development, quantum-risk assessment, crypto-agility and migration planning.

• Conduct PQC readiness and cryptographic maturity assessments.
• Support cryptographic discovery and development of a Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM).
• Identify RSA, ECC, Diffie-Hellman and other cryptographic dependencies across applications, infrastructure, cloud and networks.
• Assess PKI, certificates, HSM, KMS, TLS, VPN and key-management environments.
• Support quantum-risk assessments, crypto-agility strategies, target architectures and PQC migration roadmaps.
• Support PQC pilots, vendor/product evaluations and technology assessments across discovery, PKI/CLM, HSM/KMS and PQC enablement.
• Prepare client deliverables, executive presentations, proposals and reusable PQC methodologies/templates.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, Engineering or a related field.
• Senior Consultant: 4–5+ years of cybersecurity experience;
  Assistant Manager: 7+ years with workstream/client leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of symmetric/asymmetric cryptography, RSA, ECC, Diffie-Hellman, AES, hashing, digital signatures and key exchange.
• Working knowledge of PKI, certificate lifecycle management, HSM/KMS, TLS and secure communication protocols.
• Experience in one or more of:
  Security Architecture, PKI/IAM, Cloud Security, Network Security, App Sec/Dev Sec Ops  or Infrastructure Security.
• Basic knowledge of PQC, NIST PQC standards, ML-KEM, ML-DSA and crypto-agility is preferred.
• Strong consulting, client communication, documentation and presentation skills.

• Lead PQC/cryptography assessment work streams and client workshops.
• Review technical deliverables, manage stakeholders and mentor junior resources.
• Support proposals, effort estimation, vendor discussions and business development.
• Contribute to development of Protiviti’s PQC capability and go-to-market.

• CISSP / CCSP / Security Architecture certifications.
• SANS SEC
  530 / GIAC GDSA
• IBM Quantum-Safe Cryptography, NIST/NCCoE PQC learning, Linux Foundation/PQCA or other credible PQC training.