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Security Architect

For security and enterprise architects who design the post-quantum target state. Earn PQCS and PQCA, and learn to design PKI, cryptographic agility and hybrid deployments.

PQCA is the credential for this role. It validates that you can assess a cryptographic environment and design a migration architecture your teams can implement. PQCA requires an active PQCS, so we list Post-Quantum Foundation and PQCS training first.

If you design or own certificate infrastructure, take PKI Modernization for Post-Quantum before PQCA. In it, you plan dual-capability PKI, HSM firmware paths and the migration of trust anchors.

After PQCA, we recommend two design courses. In Cryptographic Agility: Design and Implementation, you learn to design systems that can change algorithms again without major re-engineering. In Hybrid Cryptographic Implementations, you make the hybrid deployment decisions for TLS, SSH, VPN and code signing.

Recommended courses and certifications

We recommend these courses for this role, in this order. Choose the ones that match your experience and your work, and skip what you already know. Prerequisites listed on a course page still apply.

  1. Post-Quantum Foundation

    Half a day on the quantum threat, the NIST standards and the migration phases. PQCS training requires its certificate of completion.

    Certification tracksFoundationalHalf dayOnline On-Demand / Live Online / In-Person

  2. Post-Quantum Certified Specialist (PQCS) Training

    You learn the technical work of a migration: inventory, algorithm selection, hybrid implementation and cryptographic agility. PQCA requires an active PQCS.

    Certification tracksFoundational~40 hours on-demand · 24 hours liveOnline On-Demand / Live Online / In-Person

    Leads to the PQCS certification Assessed by proctored exam.

  3. PKI Modernization for Post-Quantum

    If you design or own certificate infrastructure, you plan dual-capability PKI, chain sizes, HSM firmware paths and trust anchor migration.

    Technical deep divesAdvanced8 hoursOnline On-Demand / Live Online / In-Person

  4. Post-Quantum Certified Architect (PQCA) Training

    The credential for this role. You assess cryptographic architecture, select algorithms for each context and choose migration patterns.

    Certification tracksSpecialized~40 hours on-demand · 24 hours liveOnline On-Demand / Live Online / In-Person

    Leads to the PQCA certification Assessed by proctored exam. Requires an active PQCS certification.

  5. Cryptographic Agility: Design and Implementation

    You design systems that can change algorithms again without major re-engineering, and learn to check agility claims.

    Technical deep divesAdvanced4 hoursOnline On-Demand / Live Online / In-Person

  6. Hybrid Cryptographic Implementations

    You make hybrid deployment decisions in TLS, SSH, VPN and code signing, including performance and the exit plan.

    Technical deep divesAdvanced4 hoursOnline On-Demand / Live Online / In-Person

  • PQC Migration Engineer For security, platform and cryptography engineers who find every use of cryptography and change it.
  • PQC Program Lead For program and project managers who will plan, run and report on a post-quantum migration.
  • Quantum Computing Security For security professionals who protect quantum computing infrastructure or assess the quantum threat to cryptography.

Private team training

We run the courses on this path for your team alone, online or at your site, on dates you choose. We quote each private course separately.

Email training@quantumacademy.com How private training works

Quantum Academy certifications are private, professional credentials issued by Post-Quantum Institute. They are not government-issued licenses, accredited academic degrees, or academic credit, and earning one does not guarantee employment, promotion, or any regulatory outcome. Quantum Academy programs are educational and informational only, and are not legal, compliance, or engineering advice.