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Role: Quantum Security & Sovereign Lead Location: London Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience) Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” - Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO Qualification The Quantum Security & Sovereign Lead is responsible forshaping and executing enterprise strategies at the intersection of postquantum security, cryptographic resilience, and sovereign cloud architectures . The role ensures that organizationsremainsecure, compliant, and operationally sovereign as quantum computing disrupts traditional encryption and globaldataresidencymodels.(IBM/RedHat) This role bridges emerging quantum risk , regulatory sovereignty requirements , and enterprise security architecture , translatingfuturestatethreats into actionable transformation programs today. Key Responsibilities Quantum &PostQuantumSecurity Strategy- Leadenterprise wideassessments ofquantum relatedcryptographic risk, including “harvest now, decrypt later” exposure.
- Define post quantum cryptography (PQC) andcrypto agilityroadmaps aligned to NIST and emerging regulatory standards.
- Adviseexecutive leadership on quantum risk timelines, migration complexity, andlongtermdata protection strategies.
- Design and govern sovereign by designsecurity architectures , ensuring data residency, jurisdictional control, and regulatory compliance.
- Advise onsovereign cloud models (domestic control planes, restricted access, hybrid sovereign architectures).
- Ensurecryptographic, identity, and access controls align with national and regional sovereignty requirements.
- Act as a trusted advisor toC-Suite, government stakeholders, regulators, and risk committees.
- Translate highly technical quantum and cryptographic concepts into business, policy, and compliance language.
- Support regulatory readiness related to sovereignty, encryption, andlong life cycledata protection.
- Guide security, cloud, and enterprise architecture teams in embeddingquantum safeand sovereign controls into platforms, networks, and applications.
- Align security transformation with AI, cloud, andcritical infrastructuremodernisation initiatives.
- Influence vendor and ecosystem strategies to ensure sovereign compatibility andcrypto agility.
- Regulated industries (financial services, public sector, defence, healthcare, energy)
- National and regional governments
- Critical infrastructure operators
- Global enterprises subject to data sovereignty andlongtermconfidentiality requirements
- 10+ years of deepexpertisein cryptography, key management, and enterprise security architecture
- 5+ years of experienceof post quantum cryptography (PQC) and quantum risk models
- 10+ Years ofExperience with sovereign cloud, data residency, and regulatory security frameworks
- Executive levelstakeholder management
- Ability tooperateacross strategy, governance, and execution
- Strong translation skills between technical, legal, and business domains
- Cybersecurity, security architecture, technology risk, oremerging technologyconsulting
- Experience in regulated orgovernment adjacentenvironments strongly preferred
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