Commercial Post Quantum Cryptography Director

The Opportunity:

Establish and grow Booz Allen’s Commercial Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) practice. Define the PQC team’s direction, standards and requirements for services, and solutions sold to Booz Allen Commercial customers. Enable businesses to understand risks and overall security posture of their existing and new quantum cryptography constructs. Educate and influence client executive and engineering teams on PQC best practices. Work proactively with leaders across all levels to design, implement, and support solutions that ensure clients have a quantum-resistant and best practice approach across their enterprise. Work jointly with leaders across products, IT, networking, infrastructure, and other teams to ensure architectures, systems, and designs properly consider 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.

You Have:

• 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

Nice If You Have:

• Experience presenting at industry events focused on Post-Quantum Cryptography

• Experience leading the transition of existing infrastructure to new cryptography protocols and standards

• Experience leading the transformation and implementation of an enterprise scale initiative at a Fortune 500 company

• Experience hiring and growing teams of technical talent

• Knowledge of post-quantum algorithms

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $162,800.00 to $303,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.