Principal Architect – Cybersecurity and Zero Trust

About Quantum Beyond

Quantum Beyond advises companies and organizations on their strategic decisions related to technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital sovereignty, and organizational transformation. Our experts work independently alongside leadership teams and strengthen internal teams as well as their technology partners.

Your mission

You will design and assess cybersecurity architectures suited to the real risks organizations face. You will work with internal teams, vendors, and integrators to strengthen defense in depth, segmentation, access control, and overall resilience.

Key responsibilities

• Assess existing security architectures and controls.
• Design Zero Trust and defense-in-depth architectures.
• Define segmentation principles for networks, systems, and data.
• Embed security into cloud, hybrid, and distributed architectures.
• Assess risks associated with identities, endpoints, applications, and vendors.
• Review architecture decisions and implementation plans.
• Define the security requirements applicable to projects.
• Support delivery teams without taking their place.
• Present risks and recommendations to executives.

Profile sought

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in cybersecurity.
• Deep expertise in security architecture and Zero Trust.
• Command of IAM, segmentation, encryption, and cloud security.
• Ability to analyze complex, multi-vendor environments.
• Professional judgment, independence, and the ability to influence.
• Professional French and English.

Assets

• CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, CISM, or an equivalent certification.
• Experience in post-quantum security, critical infrastructure, or defense.
• Knowledge of the NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls frameworks.

Conditions

Location (on-site and remote), compensation based on experience, benefits, and working arrangements: to be discussed or determined...