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# Senior Cryptosecurity Engineer

- **Company:** QINETIQ LIMITED
- **Location:** Worcestershire, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £65,700.0 - £73,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Key Management, Trusted Systems
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=920fe1ef0cf6ed48

## About the Role

Essential experience of the Senior Cryptography Engineer:
Previous experience in Crypt-Key , cryptography, key management or secure systems / product engineering
The ability to lead others on large or complex engineering programmes or technical consultancy projects, including supporting development of junior colleagues
The ability to propose/design complex cryptographic solutions to meet security requirements
Strong communications skills and stakeholder management
Deep understanding of cyber security, its significance, concepts, threats, vulnerabilities and assurance, Degree level education or equivalent

We value difference and we don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Malvern site and is 5 days per week on-site. Travel to customer sites will be expected.

## Description

As a Senior Cryptography Engineer, you will apply Crypt-Key expertise and technical leadership to customer mission challenges through research, consultancy, engineering delivery, strategic technical influence and the providing of guidance across multidisciplinary teams.

Day-to-day, you'll work across technical disciplines to develop/analyse integrated and innovative security solutions delivering high quality outputs that focus on customer problems and solutions in the cryptosecurity domain engaging regularly with customers and stakeholders.

Your responsibilities will include:
Technically leading multidisciplinary teams across large or complex bids and projects in response to requests from customers and partners in the cryptosecurity domain
Engaging regularly with customers and stakeholders to support smooth delivery, shape strategy, and identify opportunities for follow on work
Taking customer requirements and interpreting the user, system and security requirements for a relatively complex crypto system in a mission context
Understanding cryptographic algorithms, what functions they do and do not deliver and how they fit together to enable secure protocols
Advising on how to employ High grade crypto and key management to achieve outcomes in accordance
Applying adversarial mind-set and the ability to support his mindset development in others