Keyrock
Location
Paris, France
Salary
Not specified
Posted
Recently
Job Type
Full Time
Required Skills
About the Role
Senior Security Engineer and Architect.
About Keyrock
Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation.
Today, we rock with over 180 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels and Singapore, also soon to be Paris, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight.
We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks.
But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We're pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry's progress with our research and governance initiatives.
At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it.
Mission statement
The Security Team’s mission is to safeguard the organization’s assets—people, data, financial assets, and infrastructure—by proactively identifying and mitigating risks, continuously strengthening defenses, and fostering a culture of security awareness. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity, vigilance, collaboration and regulatory compliance, ensuring a safe, resilient, and compliant environment for our company and its stakeholders.
Job description
Roles and responsibilities:
Design security methods and controls, ensuring/enforcing sensitive data/asset and system security, integrity, and confidentiality.
Evaluate, recommend, and lead the implementation of security solutions - Hands-on.
Manage security projects from inception to rollout, collaborating with IT, Infra, R&D, Web3, and various business units to ensure secure and timely delivery.
Proactively identify and assess security risks and vulnerabilities, and formulate/implement mitigation/enforcement strategies.
Develop, refine, and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures emphasizing data and funds security.
Engage with a range of stakeholders, including IT, HR, Infra, R&D, others, and the business units, to align security initiatives with business goals.
Contribute to and be an integral part of the Security Team's ongoing security operations and monitoring function.
Background and experience
Proven Track Record in Cybersecurity. 5 plus years of hands-on experience in designing and implementing security solutions, frameworks, and policies.
Experience with security architecture, risk assessments, and vulnerability management in complex, fast-paced environments.
Demonstrated ability to deploy and administer IAM systems such as Okta.
Competence in configuring and overseeing EDR and MDM solutions.
Hands-on experience with relevant regulatory and compliance requirements for financial institutions or crypto companies such as SOC 2, ISO 27001:2022, DORA, NIST, and others.
Background working at Web3/Crypto companies - DeFi, crypto trading platforms, or digital asset security is highly advantageous.
Competences and personality
Team player.
Passionate about cyber security.
Experience working cross-functionally with IT, HR, Infrastructure, R&D, Product, and Trading teams to integrate security best practices.
Ability to articulate complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering a company-wide security culture.
Our recruitment philosophy
We value self-awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, acts with ownership and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.
Our offer
Competitive salary package
Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely
The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence
The role is hybrid and we expect you to work from our Paris office a minimum of 2 or 3 times per week
As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.
Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.
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