Senior Associate, Cybersecurity – Cryptography, Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security

Pwc Canada•Toronto, ON

18h•CA$84,700 - CA$134,700

About The Position

A career within PwC Canada’s Cybersecurity practice gives you the opportunity to help clients strengthen digital trust, protect critical systems and data, and prepare for emerging security risks. You’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, bringing together technical knowledge, consulting discipline, and practical delivery experience to help organizations strengthen their security posture and prepare for emerging risks. As a Senior Associate, Cybersecurity – Cryptography, Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. You’ll support client work across cryptography, post-quantum cryptography, IAM, secrets management, data protection, AI security posture, and security engineering.

Requirements

Experience in cybersecurity, cryptography, IAM, cloud security, security engineering, infrastructure security, or technology consulting.
Knowledge of cryptography, PKI, certificates, key management, secrets management, PQC concepts, crypto-agility, and related security controls.
Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and standards such as NIST, OSFI B-13, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, and related technology risk requirements.
Hands-on experience with Python, shell scripting, Terraform, DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud platforms.
Strong analytical, documentation, communication, stakeholder management, teamwork, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
A Security Clearance is mandatory for all staff who’ll be engaged on these assignments. Prior to applying, please review the Government of Canada website to ensure you meet the eligibility requirements to obtain this clearance. This’ll become a condition of your employment with PwC should you receive an offer from us.

Responsibilities

Deliver cybersecurity engagements across cryptography, PQC readiness, IAM, secrets management, data protection, AI security, and security engineering.
Assess client environments to identify security gaps, cryptographic risks, identity issues, secrets exposure, data protection needs, and improvement opportunities.
Support cryptographic inventories, risk prioritization, control mapping, crypto-agility planning, and transition roadmaps aligned to business and regulatory priorities.
Design, configure, test, document, and support security solutions across PKI, key management, certificate management, IAM, DLP, cloud, automation, and DevOps environments.
Prepare client deliverables, communicate progress and risks, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to reusable assets, proposals, and thought leadership.