Staff Security Architect

Kraken is seeking a skilled & hands-on Staff Security Architect for Kraken Security Labs in the United Arab Emirates. You will be part of a team that provides deeply technical internal security consulting on current and future products, working on diverse projects from infrastructure security to AI products.

Kraken, founded in 2011, is a leading global crypto platform offering a wide range of financial services. Trusted by millions worldwide, Kraken is dedicated to accelerating the global adoption of crypto and empowering financial freedom.

Join a small, highly technical team and collaborate across the company to build the future of open finance. Apply now to contribute to securing our innovative products.

Company Overview

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has spent the last 15 years building a modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platform to advance an open, global financial system. Kraken itself is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions, offering spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services.

Quick Details

• Job Type: Full-time
• Experience: 5 Year+

Key Responsibilities

• Design, review & verify robust security architecture in a heterogeneous environment.
• 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.
• Get deeply embedded in different engineering teams and perform hands-on work.

Requirements

• Proven experience as an IT security expert, with a strong background in application security.
• Experience in security testing diverse applications.
• Experience with infrastructure security.
• Basic familiarity with security frameworks (OWASP, NIST, etc).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to effectively remotely work with stakeholders across the organization.

Benefits

• Work in a small, highly technical team.
• Collaborate with teams all across the company & world.
• Contribute to securing next generation of AI products.
• Opportunity to work on classical infrastructure security projects, cryptography, web3, and complex Rust projects.
• Be part of a company committed to accelerating the global adoption of crypto.