Principal System Architect / SME
Core
Provide technical leadership for an enterprise Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) program supporting a federal agency's transition to quantum-resistant cybersecurity.
Role type
Principal System Architect / SME
Builds
Enterprise PQC migration strategies, crypto-agility standards, and security architectures
Domain
Federal cybersecurity / Post-Quantum Cryptography
Required skills
Technical supervision of senior architects, PQC migration strategy, cryptographic inventory, crypto-agility standards, PQC algorithm evaluation, cybersecurity architecture requirements, enterprise architecture design, security policy development
Preferred skills
PQC architecture, cryptographic inventories, hybrid key exchange, automated discovery tools, Cryptographic Bills of Materials (CBOMs), federal cloud environments
Technologies
ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, CNSA 2.0, FIPS 203/204/205, HSMs, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, Google Cloud for Government, Zero Trust
Responsibilities
Lead and technically supervise senior systems architects and engineers, Shape and support enterprise PQC migration strategies aligned with NIST post-quantum standards, Lead cryptographic inventory and discovery activities, Establish crypto-agility standards and advise on hybrid classical/PQC approaches, Evaluate PQC algorithms against enterprise use cases, Develop cybersecurity architecture requirements with federal stakeholders, Design enterprise architectures spanning software, hardware, communications, networking, and cybersecurity capabilities, Design, implement, baseline, validate, and verify enterprise cybersecurity capability configurations, Develop security policies aligned with NIST standards and Zero Trust principles, Prepare briefings and written deliverables for technical and executive stakeholders
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship (via careerplan.io/jobs/358e355b-df4b-4279-992b-ecb0890bdf02-principal-system-architect-sme-at-jobgether)
