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Blockchain Chief Security Officer (m/f/d) – 100% remote

Michael Page

  • Contribute to the security of industry-leading companies |Obtain leadership roles within fundamentally strong Blockchain projects

About Our Client

You are passionate about Blockchain-security, and you want to advance your career even further? You believe that the security of protocols and smart contracts is the number 1 priority? You are aware of the security risks of different layer 1- & layer 2-protocols and have a fundamental understanding of how to minimize these risks? You are furthermore experienced in leading teams on internal but also product-related security? Then, we might have the right job for you.

As a globally leading recruitment agency we are in touch with several industry-leading players as well as emerging start ups requesting technical Blockchain experts and leaders (m/f/d). Although we have not started officially hiring for these projects yet, we would like to encourage you to apply before we publish specific Blockchain job opportunities in the upcoming months. This will help us assess your interest and suitability for these roles and provide you with an early-bird advantage in the hiring process.

Job Description

  • Leading efforts to ensure and improve the security of products, performing stress tests, monitoring suspicious behavior to prevent attacks
  • Examining the use of cutting-edge cryptographic methods in the development of new products, related backend systems, and specific subfields of Blockchain technologies, such as MPC or ZKP, etc.
  • Giving constructive feedback, assisting in identifying the security threats, and demonstrating methodical risk management
  • Analyzing bridges, rollups, and others, especially from a cryptographic standpoint
  • Participating in developing and disseminating new reference architectures, technical content, and best practices (e.g. white papers, code samples, blog posts).
  • Keeping up with the latest developments and recommended methods in the field of Blockchain by identifying trends in Blockchain security using external research in the industry, new technological developments and security incidents

The Successful Applicant

  • Degree in Informatics, Mathematics, Engineering, Business Informatics or a similar qualification
  • Proven leadership track record within Blockchain security – this is a must
  • Previous working experience as an Engineer or Developer (5+ years)
  • Experience in working with advanced cryptographic techniques like MPC, ZKP, VRF, VDF, threshold techniques, etc. (3+ years)
  • You have developed dApps and smart contracts (using e.g. Solidity, Vyper, or Rust), and you’re familiar with various Blockchain ecosystems (Ethereum, Solana, Polkadot, Cosmos etc.)
  • Proficiency in English is a must, additional languages are a plus

What’s on Offer

  • This will depend on the company and its leaders, since this is not yet the concrete, official job offering, but an option for “pre-application” – and on you, of course
  • 100% remote work with occasional trips to important client meetings and conferences
  • Competitive salary packages (mostly including Equity and Bonus), details to be discussed

Contact: Jan Meyling

Quote job ref: JN-112022-5844353

To apply for this job please visit www.michaelpage.de.


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