Key skills
PythonGoLeadershipProduct Management
About this role
Role Overview
- Serve as Red Hat's senior subject matter expert (SME) on cryptographic strategy, influencing and contributing to upstream communities (e.g., Go, python) and standards bodies (IETF)
- Own and evolve the Portfolio’s formal cryptographic policy, defining the standards for algorithm use, key lengths, and protocol implementation across all products
- Serve as the central authority for cryptographic compliance strategy, working with the Product teams and Business Unit leaders to align engineering efforts with government and regulatory requirements
- Architect and govern the strategy for a common cryptographic API in conjunction with RHEL Security
- Define the high-level requirements for our Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM) and runtime auditing tools.
Requirements
- Deep and broad expertise in applied cryptography (PKI, TLS, digital signatures) and core libraries (OpenSSL, NSS, GnuTLS, go)
- Expert-level understanding of modern cryptographic challenges and protocols, including Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
- Proven experience architecting and driving complex, cross-portfolio technical strategy in a large, matrixed organization
- Demonstrable experience in authoring, evangelizing, and governing technical security policy, especially related to compliance standards like FIPS
- Ability to translate complex cryptographic concepts into actionable plans for engineering, product management, and executive leadership
- Bonus Skills: Deep knowledge of HSMs/PKCS#11, hardware-based key protection, and standards body participation.
Tech Stack
- Python
- Go
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Account
- healthcare and dependent care
- Health Savings Account
- high deductible medical plan
- Retirement 401(k) with employer match
- Paid time off and holidays
- Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
- Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
- Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!