Quantum Security & Sovereign Lead
Location: London
Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)
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The Quantum Security & Sovereign Lead is responsible for shaping and executing enterprise strategies at the intersection of postquantum security, cryptographic resilience, and sovereign cloud architectures. The role ensures that organizations remain secure, compliant, and operationally sovereign as quantum computing disrupts traditional encryption and global dataresidency models. (IBM/RedHat)
This role bridges emerging quantum risk, regulatory sovereignty requirements, and enterprise security architecture, translating futurestate threats into actionable transformation programs today.
Quantum & PostQuantum Security Strategy
Sovereign Cloud & Data Residency
Design and govern sovereign by design security architectures, ensuring data residency, jurisdictional control, and regulatory compliance.
Executive & Regulatory Engagement
Architecture & Transformation Leadership
Guide security, cloud, and enterprise architecture teams in embedding quantum safe and sovereign controls into platforms, networks, and applications.
Regulated industries (financial services, public sector, defence, healthcare, energy)
Skills & Experience
At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.
