Senior Consultant – Post-Quantum Readiness and Cryptographic Transition

About Quantum Beyond

Quantum Beyond supports companies and organizations in 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 help organizations inventory their cryptographic assets, understand their dependencies, and plan their transition toward crypto-agile and post-quantum architectures.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out post-quantum readiness assessments.
• Lead Crypto Asset Discovery work.
• Map cryptographic dependencies.
• Assess Harvest Now, Decrypt Later risks.
• Measure maturity and crypto-agility.
• Prioritize systems, data, and migrations.
• Build three- to ten-year roadmaps.
• Put the governance of the transition in place.
• Raise awareness among executives and technical teams.
• Coordinate specialists, suppliers, and system owners.

Profile sought

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in security, architecture, or cryptography.
• Understanding of public key infrastructures and cryptographic protocols.
• Experience in technology inventory and dependency mapping.
• Ability to turn an emerging risk into a structured program.
• Aptitude for working in large multi-vendor environments.

Assets

• Experience in PKI, HSM, certificate or secrets management.
• Knowledge of post-quantum standardization work.
• Experience in critical infrastructure or long-lived data.

Conditions

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