diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dac2c8de..1e8d029d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "bls"
 version = "0.2.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?rev=8d058e4040b765a96aa4968f4167af7571292be2#8d058e4040b765a96aa4968f4167af7571292be2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?tag=v7.0.1#e42406d7b79a85ad4622f3a7440ff6468ac4c9e1"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "arbitrary",
@@ -1496,6 +1496,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "jsonwebtoken",
  "pbkdf2 0.12.2",
  "rand 0.9.0",
+ "rayon",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1845,6 +1846,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-utils",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-deque"
+version = "0.8.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9dd111b7b7f7d55b72c0a6ae361660ee5853c9af73f70c3c2ef6858b950e2e51"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-epoch",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-epoch"
+version = "0.9.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5b82ac4a3c2ca9c3460964f020e1402edd5753411d7737aa39c3714ad1b5420e"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crossbeam-utils"
 version = "0.8.21"
@@ -2243,11 +2263,11 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "eth2_key_derivation"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?rev=8d058e4040b765a96aa4968f4167af7571292be2#8d058e4040b765a96aa4968f4167af7571292be2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?tag=v7.0.1#e42406d7b79a85ad4622f3a7440ff6468ac4c9e1"
 dependencies = [
  "bls",
  "num-bigint-dig",
- "ring 0.16.20",
+ "ring",
  "sha2 0.9.9",
  "zeroize",
 ]
@@ -2255,7 +2275,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "eth2_keystore"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?rev=8d058e4040b765a96aa4968f4167af7571292be2#8d058e4040b765a96aa4968f4167af7571292be2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?tag=v7.0.1#e42406d7b79a85ad4622f3a7440ff6468ac4c9e1"
 dependencies = [
  "aes 0.7.5",
  "bls",
@@ -2281,7 +2301,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c853bd72c9e5787f8aafc3df2907c2ed03cff3150c3acd94e2e53a98ab70a8ab"
 dependencies = [
  "cpufeatures",
- "ring 0.17.14",
+ "ring",
  "sha2 0.10.8",
 ]
 
@@ -2400,7 +2420,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "fixed_bytes"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?rev=8d058e4040b765a96aa4968f4167af7571292be2#8d058e4040b765a96aa4968f4167af7571292be2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?tag=v7.0.1#e42406d7b79a85ad4622f3a7440ff6468ac4c9e1"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "safe_arith",
@@ -3179,7 +3199,7 @@ checksum = "5a87cc7a48537badeae96744432de36f4be2b4a34a05a5ef32e9dd8a1c169dde"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "js-sys",
- "ring 0.17.14",
+ "ring",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
 ]
@@ -3223,7 +3243,7 @@ version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bbd2bcb4c963f2ddae06a2efc7e9f3591312473c50c6685e1f298068316e66fe"
 dependencies = [
- "spin 0.9.8",
+ "spin",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4004,6 +4024,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rayon"
+version = "1.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b418a60154510ca1a002a752ca9714984e21e4241e804d32555251faf8b78ffa"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+ "rayon-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rayon-core"
+version = "1.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1465873a3dfdaa8ae7cb14b4383657caab0b3e8a0aa9ae8e04b044854c8dfce2"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-deque",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "recvmsg"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -4119,21 +4159,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ring"
-version = "0.16.20"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3053cf52e236a3ed746dfc745aa9cacf1b791d846bdaf412f60a8d7d6e17c8fc"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
- "libc",
- "once_cell",
- "spin 0.5.2",
- "untrusted 0.7.1",
- "web-sys",
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ring"
 version = "0.17.14"
@@ -4144,7 +4169,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "getrandom 0.2.15",
  "libc",
- "untrusted 0.9.0",
+ "untrusted",
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
@@ -4260,7 +4285,7 @@ checksum = "47796c98c480fce5406ef69d1c76378375492c3b0a0de587be0c1d9feb12f395"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "once_cell",
- "ring 0.17.14",
+ "ring",
  "rustls-pki-types",
  "rustls-webpki",
  "subtle",
@@ -4288,9 +4313,9 @@ version = "0.102.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "64ca1bc8749bd4cf37b5ce386cc146580777b4e8572c7b97baf22c83f444bee9"
 dependencies = [
- "ring 0.17.14",
+ "ring",
  "rustls-pki-types",
- "untrusted 0.9.0",
+ "untrusted",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4320,7 +4345,7 @@ checksum = "28d3b2b1366ec20994f1fd18c3c594f05c5dd4bc44d8bb0c1c632c8d6829481f"
 [[package]]
 name = "safe_arith"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?rev=8d058e4040b765a96aa4968f4167af7571292be2#8d058e4040b765a96aa4968f4167af7571292be2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?tag=v7.0.1#e42406d7b79a85ad4622f3a7440ff6468ac4c9e1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "salsa20"
@@ -4679,12 +4704,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "spin"
-version = "0.5.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6e63cff320ae2c57904679ba7cb63280a3dc4613885beafb148ee7bf9aa9042d"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "spin"
 version = "0.9.8"
@@ -5472,12 +5491,6 @@ version = "0.2.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "673aac59facbab8a9007c7f6108d11f63b603f7cabff99fabf650fea5c32b861"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "untrusted"
-version = "0.7.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a156c684c91ea7d62626509bce3cb4e1d9ed5c4d978f7b4352658f96a4c26b4a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "untrusted"
 version = "0.9.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 283caf0d..651b4bd4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ color-eyre = "0.6.3"
 ctr = "0.9.2"
 derive_more = { version = "2.0.1", features = ["deref", "display", "from", "into"] }
 docker-compose-types = "0.16.0"
-eth2_keystore = { git = "https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse", rev = "8d058e4040b765a96aa4968f4167af7571292be2" }
+eth2_keystore = { git = "https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse", tag = "v7.0.1" }
 ethereum_serde_utils = "0.7.0"
 ethereum_ssz = "0.8"
 ethereum_ssz_derive = "0.8"
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pbkdf2 = "0.12.2"
 prometheus = "0.13.4"
 prost = "0.13.4"
 rand = { version = "0.9", features = ["os_rng"] }
+rayon = "1.10.0"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.4", features = ["json", "stream"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.202", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.117"
diff --git a/crates/common/Cargo.toml b/crates/common/Cargo.toml
index df78b046..5d71e52a 100644
--- a/crates/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ ethereum_serde_utils.workspace = true
 ethereum_ssz.workspace = true
 ethereum_ssz_derive.workspace = true
 eyre.workspace = true
+jsonwebtoken.workspace = true
 pbkdf2.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
+rayon.workspace = true
 reqwest.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
@@ -40,4 +42,3 @@ tree_hash.workspace = true
 tree_hash_derive.workspace = true
 unicode-normalization.workspace = true
 url.workspace = true
-jsonwebtoken.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/common/src/signer/loader.rs b/crates/common/src/signer/loader.rs
index 9e60d85b..d678795e 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/signer/loader.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/signer/loader.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::{
-    ffi::OsStr,
     fs::{self, File},
     io::BufReader,
     path::PathBuf,
@@ -11,8 +10,9 @@ use aes::{
 };
 use alloy::{primitives::hex::FromHex, rpc::types::beacon::BlsPublicKey};
 use eth2_keystore::{json_keystore::JsonKeystore, Keystore};
-use eyre::{eyre, Context, OptionExt};
+use eyre::{eyre, Context};
 use pbkdf2::{hmac, pbkdf2};
+use rayon::prelude::*;
 use serde::{de, Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 use tracing::warn;
 use unicode_normalization::UnicodeNormalization;
@@ -113,31 +113,34 @@ fn load_from_lighthouse_format(
     keys_path: PathBuf,
     secrets_path: PathBuf,
 ) -> eyre::Result<Vec<ConsensusSigner>> {
-    let entries = fs::read_dir(keys_path.clone())?;
-
-    let mut signers = Vec::new();
+    let paths: Vec<_> =
+        fs::read_dir(&keys_path)?.map(|res| res.map(|e| e.path())).collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
+
+    let signers = paths
+        .into_par_iter()
+        .filter_map(|path| {
+            if !path.is_dir() {
+                return None
+            }
 
-    for entry in entries {
-        let entry = entry?;
-        let path = entry.path();
+            let maybe_pubkey = path.file_name().and_then(|d| d.to_str())?;
+            let Ok(pubkey) = BlsPublicKey::from_hex(maybe_pubkey) else {
+                warn!("Invalid pubkey: {}", maybe_pubkey);
+                return None
+            };
 
-        // Check if file name is a pubkey
-        if path.is_dir() {
-            if let Some(maybe_pubkey) = path.file_name().and_then(|d| d.to_str()) {
-                if let Ok(pubkey) = BlsPublicKey::from_hex(maybe_pubkey) {
-                    let ks_path = keys_path.join(maybe_pubkey).join("voting-keystore.json");
-                    let pw_path = secrets_path.join(pubkey.to_string());
+            let ks_path = keys_path.join(maybe_pubkey).join("voting-keystore.json");
+            let pw_path = secrets_path.join(pubkey.to_string());
 
-                    match load_one(ks_path, pw_path) {
-                        Ok(signer) => signers.push(signer),
-                        Err(e) => warn!("Failed to load signer for pubkey: {}, err: {}", pubkey, e),
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    warn!("Invalid pubkey: {}", maybe_pubkey);
+            match load_one(ks_path, pw_path) {
+                Ok(signer) => Some(signer),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("Failed to load signer for pubkey: {}, err: {}", pubkey, e);
+                    None
                 }
             }
-        }
-    }
+        })
+        .collect();
 
     Ok(signers)
 }
@@ -146,34 +149,31 @@ fn load_from_teku_format(
     keys_path: PathBuf,
     secrets_path: PathBuf,
 ) -> eyre::Result<Vec<ConsensusSigner>> {
-    let entries = fs::read_dir(keys_path.clone())?;
-    let mut signers = Vec::new();
-
-    for entry in entries {
-        let entry = entry?;
-        let path = entry.path();
-
-        if path.is_dir() {
-            warn!("Path {path:?} is a dir");
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        let file_name = path
-            .file_name()
-            .and_then(OsStr::to_str)
-            .ok_or_eyre("File name not valid")?
-            .rsplit_once(".")
-            .ok_or_eyre("File doesn't have extension")?
-            .0;
-
-        match load_one(
-            keys_path.join(format!("{file_name}.json")),
-            secrets_path.join(format!("{file_name}.txt")),
-        ) {
-            Ok(signer) => signers.push(signer),
-            Err(e) => warn!("Sign load error: {e}"),
-        }
-    }
+    let paths: Vec<_> =
+        fs::read_dir(&keys_path)?.map(|res| res.map(|e| e.path())).collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
+
+    let signers = paths
+        .into_par_iter()
+        .filter_map(|path| {
+            if path.is_dir() {
+                warn!("Path {path:?} is a dir");
+                return None;
+            }
+
+            let file_name = path.file_name()?.to_str()?.rsplit_once(".")?.0;
+
+            match load_one(
+                keys_path.join(format!("{file_name}.json")),
+                secrets_path.join(format!("{file_name}.txt")),
+            ) {
+                Ok(signer) => Some(signer),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("Sign load error: {e}");
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .collect();
 
     Ok(signers)
 }
@@ -182,23 +182,26 @@ fn load_from_lodestar_format(
     keys_path: PathBuf,
     password_path: PathBuf,
 ) -> eyre::Result<Vec<ConsensusSigner>> {
-    let entries = fs::read_dir(keys_path)?;
-    let mut signers = Vec::new();
-
-    for entry in entries {
-        let entry = entry?;
-        let path = entry.path();
-
-        if path.is_dir() {
-            warn!("Path {path:?} is a dir");
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        match load_one(path, password_path.clone()) {
-            Ok(signer) => signers.push(signer),
-            Err(e) => warn!("Sign load error: {e}"),
-        }
-    }
+    let paths: Vec<_> =
+        fs::read_dir(&keys_path)?.map(|res| res.map(|e| e.path())).collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
+
+    let signers = paths
+        .into_par_iter()
+        .filter_map(|path| {
+            if path.is_dir() {
+                warn!("Path {path:?} is a dir");
+                return None;
+            }
+
+            match load_one(path, password_path.clone()) {
+                Ok(signer) => Some(signer),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("Sign load error: {e}");
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .collect();
 
     Ok(signers)
 }
@@ -252,19 +255,19 @@ fn load_from_prysm_format(
     let mut cipher = ctr::Ctr128BE::<Aes128>::new_from_slices(&decryption_key[..16], &keystore.iv)
         .map_err(|_| eyre!("Invalid key or nonce"))?;
 
-    let mut buf = vec![0u8; ciphertext.len()].into_boxed_slice();
+    let mut buf = vec![0u8; ciphertext.len()];
     cipher
         .apply_keystream_b2b(&ciphertext, &mut buf)
         .map_err(|_| eyre!("Failed decrypting accounts"))?;
 
     let decrypted_keystore: PrysmDecryptedKeystore =
         serde_json::from_slice(&buf).map_err(|e| eyre!("Failed reading json: {e}"))?;
-    let mut signers = Vec::with_capacity(decrypted_keystore.private_keys.len());
-
-    for key in decrypted_keystore.private_keys {
-        let signer = ConsensusSigner::new_from_bytes(&key)?;
-        signers.push(signer);
-    }
+    let signers = decrypted_keystore
+        .private_keys
+        .into_par_iter()
+        .map(|pk| ConsensusSigner::new_from_bytes(&pk))
+        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
+        .context("failed to load signers")?;
 
     Ok(signers)
 }
diff --git a/crates/signer/Cargo.toml b/crates/signer/Cargo.toml
index 69f92886..4e38da88 100644
--- a/crates/signer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/signer/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ cb-metrics.workspace = true
 eyre.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
 headers.workspace = true
+jsonwebtoken.workspace = true
 lazy_static.workspace = true
 prometheus.workspace = true
 prost.workspace = true
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ tonic.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
 tree_hash.workspace = true
 uuid.workspace = true
-jsonwebtoken.workspace = true
 
 [build-dependencies]
 tonic-build.workspace = true