Quantum Computing/Cryptography Engineer - II
Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) · Columbia, MO · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting.
The posting includes:
- Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Quantum Computing/Cryptography Engineer
- Location: Remote
- Department: Federal Government client
- Type: Full Time
- Min. Experience: Experienced
- Security Clearance Level: Public Trust – Level 4
- Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!
- Essential Duties And Responsibilities: list bullet points.
- Required Skills and Experience: list bullet points.
- Professional Certifications: list.
- Years of Professional Experience: 10+ years of related experience
- Desired experience: n/a (skip)
- Formal Education: Bachelor’s degree in ... list.
- Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship required.
- Security Clearance Requirements: Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)
- CRITICAL NOTES: ... includes many notes (screening questions, recruiters, remote location restrictions, W-2, interviews, LinkedIn, background investigation, EEO, etc.) We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we need to strip out things like "CRITICAL NOTES: SSG will not make assumptions..." etc. Also "Recruiters or Third parties will not be considered", "This is a 100% U.S. based remote position...", "All interviews will be conducted on Microsoft Teams...", "As part of our screening process, you will be requested to provide a link to your LinkedIn profile", "U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity." etc. Also EEO statement at end. Also "Powered by JazzHR Nzq4eO9Uo9". So we need to keep substantive info: role, location, department, type, min experience, security clearance, veterans encouragement, essential duties, required skills/experience, professional certifications, years of experience, formal education, citizenship requirement, security clearance requirements. Possibly also "Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!" could be part of About the role or a note. We'll include in About the role maybe.
We need sections: About the role (maybe a brief paragraph summarizing role), Responsibilities (essential duties), Requirements (maybe combine required skills and experience?), Qualifications (maybe education, certifications, experience), Skills (maybe list of skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting does not mention benefits, pay, schedule. So we should NOT include those sections because they are not present. So we will include only sections with real content: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills maybe. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's see what we have:
- About the role: could include location, department, type, min experience, security clearance, veterans encouragement, citizenship requirement maybe. But we need to avoid duplication.
- Responsibilities: essential duties list.
- Requirements: maybe required skills and experience (the bullet list under "Required Skills and Experience").
- Qualifications: could include professional certifications, years of experience, formal education, citizenship requirement, security clearance requirements.
- Skills: maybe list of expertise (quantum mechanics, etc.) but that overlaps with required skills. Might be redundant. Better to combine.
We need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we can have: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (which includes skills, experience, certifications, education, citizenship, clearance). That might be sufficient.
But the instruction says: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't require us to use all; we can choose which to include based on content.
We need to preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we must include all details from the posting that are substantive, not boilerplate.
Thus we need to extract each piece and place it appropriately.
Let's list substantive info:
- Job title: Quantum Computing/Cryptography Engineer (but we should not repeat as heading)
- Company: Syms Strategic Group (SSG)
- Location: Remote
- Department: Federal Government client
- Type: Full Time
- Min. Experience: Experienced (maybe "Experienced" is vague; but it's there)
- Security Clearance Level: Public Trust – Level 4
- Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!
- Essential Duties And Responsibilities:
- Utilize programming languages such as Python, C++, and Java for implementing and testing cryptographic algorithms
- Work with and advise on quantum resistant algorithm migration plans and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) implementation strategies
- Assess organizational cryptographical inventory and identify migration priorities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to communicate quantum risk to non-technical leadership
- Provide policy and guidance inputs for cryptographic modernization aligned with NIST PQC standards (FIPS 203, 204, and 205)
- Required Skills and Experience:
- 10+ years’ IT experience (5 years of which are of quantum computing and cryptography experience at a large corporation or Government agency similar in size/scope to the General Services Administration (GSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Defense (DoD), or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); a Master’s degree in a related IT field may substitute for up to 2 years of the required experience)
- Expertise in quantum mechanics, quantum algorithms (e.g., Shor’s algorithm, Grover’s algorithm), and quantum information theory
- Expertise in quantum programming languages and frameworks such as Qiskit (IBM), Cirq (Google), Quipper, and Microsoft Quantum Development Kit
- Expertise in post-quantum cryptograph and quantum resistant algorithms
- Expertise in existing cryptographic standards and frameworks (e.g. NIST, ISO/IEC 19790)
- Expertise with classical and quantum simulation tools
- Expertise in project management or working in a project-oriented environment with an understanding of how configuration management fits into the overall project lifecycle within a large corporation or Government agency
- Occasional travel may be required as part of this effort
- U.S. Citizenship required for this position
- Professional Certifications:
- Certifications in one or more of the following: IAT III, IAM III, or IASAE III certifications
- Years of Professional Experience: 10+ years of related experience
- Desired experience: n/a (skip)
- Formal Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Resource Management, or related fields
- Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity (duplicate)
- Security Clearance Requirements: Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)
- Critical notes (to be removed): screening questions, recruiters, remote location restrictions (CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, WA not considered), W-2, interviews on Teams, LinkedIn, background investigation, EEO, etc. Remove.
Thus we need to include all the above substantive info.
Now decide sections:
About the role: could include company, location, department, type, min experience, security clearance, veterans encouragement, citizenship requirement maybe. But citizenship also appears in Required Skills and Experience and also separate. We'll avoid duplication but need to preserve all info; we can mention it once.
Responsibilities: the essential duties list.
Requirements: maybe the required skills and experience list (including expertise, experience, occasional travel, citizenship). Could also include professional certifications.
Qualifications: could include years of experience, formal education, certifications, security clearance.
Skills: maybe the expertise list (quantum mechanics, etc.) but that overlaps.
Better to structure as:
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting.
The posting includes:
- Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Quantum Computing/Cryptography Engineer
- Location: Remote
- Department: Federal Government client
- Type: Full Time
- Min. Experience: Experienced
- Security Clearance Level: Public Trust – Level 4
- Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!
- Essential Duties And Responsibilities: list bullet points.
- Required Skills and Experience: list bullet points.
- Professional Certifications: list.
- Years of Professional Experience: 10+ years of related experience
- Desired experience: n/a (skip)
- Formal Education: Bachelor’s degree in ... list.
- Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship required.
- Security Clearance Requirements: Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)
- CRITICAL NOTES: ... includes many notes (screening questions, recruiters, remote location restrictions, W-2, interviews, LinkedIn, background investigation, EEO, etc.) We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we need to strip out things like "CRITICAL NOTES: SSG will not make assumptions..." etc. Also "Recruiters or Third parties will not be considered", "This is a 100% U.S. based remote position...", "All interviews will be conducted on Microsoft Teams...", "As part of our screening process, you will be requested to provide a link to your LinkedIn profile", "U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity." etc. Also EEO statement at end. Also "Powered by JazzHR Nzq4eO9Uo9". So we need to keep substantive info: role, location, department, type, min experience, security clearance, veterans encouragement, essential duties, required skills/experience, professional certifications, years of experience, formal education, citizenship requirement, security clearance requirements. Possibly also "Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!" could be part of About the role or a note. We'll include in About the role maybe.
We need sections: About the role (maybe a brief paragraph summarizing role), Responsibilities (essential duties), Requirements (maybe combine required skills and experience?), Qualifications (maybe education, certifications, experience), Skills (maybe list of skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting does not mention benefits, pay, schedule. So we should NOT include those sections because they are not present. So we will include only sections with real content: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills maybe. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's see what we have:
- About the role: could include location, department, type, min experience, security clearance, veterans encouragement, citizenship requirement maybe. But we need to avoid duplication.
- Responsibilities: essential duties list.
- Requirements: maybe required skills and experience (the bullet list under "Required Skills and Experience").
- Qualifications: could include professional certifications, years of experience, formal education, citizenship requirement, security clearance requirements.
- Skills: maybe list of expertise (quantum mechanics, etc.) but that overlaps with required skills. Might be redundant. Better to combine.
We need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we can have: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (which includes skills, experience, certifications, education, citizenship, clearance). That might be sufficient.
But the instruction says: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't require us to use all; we can choose which to include based on content.
We need to preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we must include all details from the posting that are substantive, not boilerplate.
Thus we need to extract each piece and place it appropriately.
Let's list substantive info:
- Job title: Quantum Computing/Cryptography Engineer (but we should not repeat as heading)
- Company: Syms Strategic Group (SSG)
- Location: Remote
- Department: Federal Government client
- Type: Full Time
- Min. Experience: Experienced (maybe "Experienced" is vague; but it's there)
- Security Clearance Level: Public Trust – Level 4
- Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!
- Essential Duties And Responsibilities:
- Utilize programming languages such as Python, C++, and Java for implementing and testing cryptographic algorithms
- Work with and advise on quantum resistant algorithm migration plans and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) implementation strategies
- Assess organizational cryptographical inventory and identify migration priorities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to communicate quantum risk to non-technical leadership
- Provide policy and guidance inputs for cryptographic modernization aligned with NIST PQC standards (FIPS 203, 204, and 205)
- Required Skills and Experience:
- 10+ years’ IT experience (5 years of which are of quantum computing and cryptography experience at a large corporation or Government agency similar in size/scope to the General Services Administration (GSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Defense (DoD), or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); a Master’s degree in a related IT field may substitute for up to 2 years of the required experience)
- Expertise in quantum mechanics, quantum algorithms (e.g., Shor’s algorithm, Grover’s algorithm), and quantum information theory
- Expertise in quantum programming languages and frameworks such as Qiskit (IBM), Cirq (Google), Quipper, and Microsoft Quantum Development Kit
- Expertise in post-quantum cryptograph and quantum resistant algorithms
- Expertise in existing cryptographic standards and frameworks (e.g. NIST, ISO/IEC 19790)
- Expertise with classical and quantum simulation tools
- Expertise in project management or working in a project-oriented environment with an understanding of how configuration management fits into the overall project lifecycle within a large corporation or Government agency
- Occasional travel may be required as part of this effort
- U.S. Citizenship required for this position
- Professional Certifications:
- Certifications in one or more of the following: IAT III, IAM III, or IASAE III certifications
- Years of Professional Experience: 10+ years of related experience
- Desired experience: n/a (skip)
- Formal Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Resource Management, or related fields
- Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity (duplicate)
- Security Clearance Requirements: Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)
- Critical notes (to be removed): screening questions, recruiters, remote location restrictions (CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, WA not considered), W-2, interviews on Teams, LinkedIn, background investigation, EEO, etc. Remove.
Thus we need to include all the above substantive info.
Now decide sections:
About the role: could include company, location, department, type, min experience, security clearance, veterans encouragement, citizenship requirement maybe. But citizenship also appears in Required Skills and Experience and also separate. We'll avoid duplication but need to preserve all info; we can mention it once.
Responsibilities: the essential duties list.
Requirements: maybe the required skills and experience list (including expertise, experience, occasional travel, citizenship). Could also include professional certifications.
Qualifications: could include years of experience, formal education, certifications, security clearance.
Skills: maybe the expertise list (quantum mechanics, etc.) but that overlaps.
Better to structure as:
About the role
Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Quantum Computing/Cryptography Engineer for a full‑time remote position supporting a Federal Government client. The role requires U.S. citizenship and a Public Trust – Level 4 security clearance. Military veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
That captures location, department, type, clearance, citizenship, veterans. Then Responsibilities:Responsibilities
- with each duty.
Then Requirements: maybe combine required skills and experience, professional certifications, and occasional travel. But we also have years of experience and education separate.
We could have:
- 10+ years’ IT experience, with at least 5 years in quantum computing and cryptography at a large corporation or government agency (GSA, IRS, DoD, VA); a Master’s degree in a related IT field may substitute for up to 2 years of the required experience.
- Expertise in quantum mechanics, quantum algorithms (Shor’s, Grover’s), and quantum information theory.
- Expertise in quantum programming languages and frameworks (Qiskit, Cirq, Quipper, Microsoft Quantum Development Kit).
- Expertise in post‑quantum cryptography and quantum‑resistant algorithms.
- Expertise in existing cryptographic standards and frameworks (NIST, ISO/IEC 19790).
- Expertise with classical and quantum simulation tools.
- Expertise in project management or working in a project‑oriented environment, understanding configuration management’s role in the project lifecycle within large corporations or government agencies.
- Occasional travel may be required.
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Certifications in one or more of: IAT III, IAM III, IASAE III.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Resource Management, or a related field.
- Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI) security clearance.
- 10+ years of related experience (as stated).