Encryption Agility Team Architect
Core
Principal Architect for enterprise encryption, cryptography, crypto agility, and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) readiness, defining target-state architecture and standards for a global biotech company.
Role type
Principal Information Security Architect (Encryption Agility)
Builds
Enterprise encryption standards, reference architectures, implementation patterns, Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM), and PQC transition roadmaps.
Domain
Information Security / Cryptography / Post-Quantum Cryptography
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) architecture, Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM) design, Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), Key Management Services (KMS), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), hybrid TLS design, cryptographic discovery, algorithm transition planning, Steal-Now-Decrypt-Later (SNDL) mitigation, NIST standards translation, secure code review, CI/CD security integration.
Preferred skills
Hardware Security Module (HSM) patterns, Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), Media Access Control Security (MACsec), Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP), Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) alignment, CycloneDX alignment, GxP system architecture, Operational Technology (OT) security.
Technologies
AWS Certificate Manager (ACM), AWS Private Certificate Authority, Microsoft Public Key Infrastructure, Sectigo, Open Authorization (OAuth), Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), JSON Web Token (JWT), Secure Shell (SSH), Hash-Based Message Authentication Code (HMAC), Network encapsulation, reverse proxies.
Responsibilities
Define enterprise target-state architecture for encryption and PQC readiness; translate NIST PQC standards into reference architectures and secure patterns; design cryptographic discovery architecture and tool integration; partner with service owners on certificate visibility, CLM requirements, and KMS strategy; design remediation and crypto-agility patterns for hybrid TLS and legacy applications; provide hands-on technical review of cryptographic scan outputs and implementation patterns; lead architecture reviews for PQC pilots and trials.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC
