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Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) ConsultantProtiviti Middle East Member Firm · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Consultant

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-28 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Full-time Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market SAR 30,000–SAR 55,000/mo

About the Company

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.

Responsibilities

  • ● 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, AppSec/DevSecOps 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 workstreams 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 SEC530 / GIAC GDSA
  • ● IBM Quantum-Safe Cryptography, NIST/NCCoE PQC learning, Linux Foundation/PQCA or other credible PQC training.