Senior Security Engineer
ether.fi
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Denver, CO, USA
Posted on May 14, 2024
About us:
ether.fi is a rapidly growing Ethereum liquid staking protocol where stakeholders retain control of their assets. We have a thriving community and a TVL of $6B+. We are committed to decentralization, security, and onboarding the next billion users into the digital asset space. We make it easy for people to save, earn, and spend their crypto, leveraging technologies like Liquid Staking, and innovative products like the ether.fi cash credit card. Protocol information can be found here.
Position Overview:
Ether.fi is seeking a versatile and hands-on engineer to join our team as our first security engineer. In this role, you will actively contribute to security operations, ensuring the integrity and resilience of our platform. You will play a pivotal role in building and maintaining a robust security posture while fostering a culture of security awareness and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Hands-on design, development, and implementation of security architectures and features
- Identify and eliminate surface area for attacks and apply hardening across the entire tech stack with a hands on approach
- Conduct thorough threat modelling and risk assessments to identify potential security issues and implement mitigation strategies.
- Develop and maintain incident response plans. Act as the primary point of contact for security incidents, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to mitigate and resolve issues.
- Conduct regular penetration testing and vulnerability assessments of our platform to identify and address security weaknesses.
- Develop and implement security tools and automation scripts to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our security operations.
- Work closely with the development, DevOps, and product teams to integrate security best practices into the development lifecycle. Communicate and lead education of security concepts and requirements effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Stay on top of latest security trends, threats, and technologies. Contribute to the continuous improvement of our security posture through research and development of innovative security solutions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in a dev/security operations role
- Full stack software engineering experience, ranging across back-end, front-end and devops engineering is a nice to have
- Understanding of Cloud Platform security and best practices
- Familiarity with different CI/CD hardening strategies and how to implement them
- Strong understanding of security principles, practices, and frameworks
- Demonstrated experience in incident detection, analysis, and response, with proficiency in conducting forensic investigations and digital evidence collection
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Experience or interest crypto/web3 and/or performing in-depth security audits of smart contracts would be nice to have
- Certificates such as CISSP, OSCP, Sec+ or similar are desirable
Benefits
- Competitive salary, performance-based incentives, and token allocation grant
- Opportunity to work with a Top 5 Ethereum protocol, by TVL
- Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organization
- Health, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Collaborative and inclusive work culture
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space
- Global team with opportunity for travel and working out of our 5 offices around the world
- Exciting company events and team-building off-sites
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