VP Post Quantum Cryptography

Gimel Technologies provides AI control and trust infrastructure that enables secure, reliable interactions between humans, digital agents, and robots. The company focuses on secure identity verification, post‑quantum authentication, and AI authorization services. Its solutions are designed to protect organizations against emerging cryptographic threats while supporting innovation in AI-driven systems. By combining advanced security engineering with practical deployment models, Gimel Technologies helps clients build trusted, future-proof digital ecosystems.

The VP Post Quantum Cryptography is a full-time leadership role responsible for defining and driving the company’s post-quantum security strategy and Gimel PQC solution. Based in Bonn in a hybrid arrangement, this role combines on-site collaboration with flexibility for work from home. Day-to-day responsibilities include overseeing the design and implementation of post-quantum cryptographic protocols, guiding software development teams in secure product delivery, and aligning technical architecture with long‑term business goals. The VP will collaborate closely with Gimel product management, sales, and customer success to translate market needs into enterprise-grade solutions and will represent the company in industry forums and customer engagements. This role also involves building and mentoring a high‑performing technical team, establishing best practices for secure development, and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.

Qualifications

• Post-quantum cryptography: Deep expertise in NIST PQC schemes — lattice-based signatures (CRYSTALS‑Dilithium) and key encapsulation (CRYSTALS‑Kyber), including secure parameter selection (security level 3).
• Provable security: Strong background in formal security proofs and reduction-based reasoning against both classical and quantum adversaries.
• Quantum threat modeling: Solid understanding of quantum attack models, Shor's/Grover's implications, and "harvest-now, decrypt-later" / Q-Day risk assessment.
• Cryptographic key derivation: Skilled in deriving deterministic, reproducible key material from high-entropy biometric sources — bridging DNA identity (Gimel ID) and quantum‑secure keys (Gimel PQC).
• Side‑channel resistance: Hands‑on knowledge of constant‑time implementation, secure key handling, and hardening within HSM / air‑gapped environments (FIPS 140‑2 Level 3).
• Crypto‑agility & hybrid design: Ability to architect migration‑ready, hybrid (classical + PQC) systems that stay resilient as standards evolve.
• Secure protocol engineering: Competence in quantum‑resistant signing of credentials (Extended Token/JWT, W3C Verifiable Credentials) compatible with eIDAS 2.0 / EUDI.
• Standards & compliance fluency: Familiarity with NIST PQC, BSI requirements, and eIDAS — and translating them into open GiFo‑RFC specifications.
• Implementation & code review: Practical cryptographic engineering skills for reference implementations, protocol review, and benchmarking (signature/verification performance).
• Research-to-product translation: Capacity to bridge cutting‑edge research and applied product development, plus building internal PQC competence through knowledge transfer.