Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Consultant

About the Role

Protiviti Middle East Member Firm is seeking a Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Consultant to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is for a cybersecurity professional with a strong foundation in cryptography, PKI, security architecture, and enterprise security technologies. The consultant will support the firm's expanding PQC capabilities, focusing on PQC readiness, cryptographic discovery, quantum-risk assessment, and migration planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct PQC readiness and cryptographic maturity assessments.
• Support cryptographic discovery and the 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.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, Engineering, or a related field.
• For a Senior Consultant role: 4–5+ years of cybersecurity experience.
• For an Assistant Manager role: 7+ years of cybersecurity experience 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 the following areas: 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.

Additional Expectations

• 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 the development of Protiviti’s PQC capability and go-to-market strategies.

Preferred Certifications

• 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.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offering an opportunity to work within a growing capability at Protiviti Middle East Member Firm.