Kraken
Staff Security Architect
United States · Staff+
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 64 days ago
CommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- Conduct thorough security assessments and audits of existing architectures, recommending practical improvements
- Stay updated with latest (blockchain) security trends, threats and mitigation techniques
- Provide expertise to our blockchain teams, ensuring secure operational practices
Responsibilities
- Design, review & verify robust security architecture in a heterogeneous environment
Requirements
- Proven experience as an IT security expert, with a strong background in application security
- Experience in security testing diverse application
- Experience with infrastructure security
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Company info
- Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe.
- It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.
- We are seeking a skilled & hands-on Senior Security Architect for Kraken Security Labs.
- Kraken Security Labs provides boutique-style, deeply technical internal security consulting on current and future products.
- We don't merely provide high-level guidance but indeed get deeply embedded in the different engineering teams and do not mind hands-on work.
- Our projects span from classical infrastructure security projects, over cryptography, web3, and complex Rust projects, to securing our next generation of AI products.
- You will work in a small, highly technical team and collaborate with teams all across the company & world.
- Payward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.
- Before you apply, we encourage you to explore our culture page https://www.kraken.com/culture to understand what drives us and how we work.
- Basic familiarity with security frameworks (OWASP, NIST, etc)
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to effectively remotely work with stakeholders across the organization
Visa & Work Authorization
- er, we don't tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, whether based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other prote
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