Senior Security Architect Full Time (Remote)

Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. In our first decade, Kraken has risen to become one of the largest, most successful and respected crypto exchanges on the planet.

We are changing the way the world thinks about finance and our range of successful products are playing a critical role in the mainstream adoption of crypto assets. We continue to trail-blaze into new territory with the introduction of Kraken Bank, providing a more seamless integration between crypto and the traditional financial system. This makes us the first crypto company (ever) to be awarded a U.S. state banking charter.

Our diverse group of 2,000+ Krakenites are distributed all over the world as part of our ‘remote first’ culture, united by a shared passion for delighting customers, upholding crypto values and achieving our meaningful mission. We attract people who push themselves to improve, are radically transparent and think differently in order to unlock their potential.

Crypto is a rapidly evolving industry and we’re just getting started. We’re growing fast and you’re invited to join the revolution!

We are seeking to add a Senior Security Architect to our growing team.  This individual will provide security solutions around Applications, Infrastructure, and Cloud Services–depth in at least one or more of these areas is required to be successful in the role. They will support security assessments of infrastructure and applications, helping define security standards, as well as developing and validating security control implementation.

This role will work closely with project decision makers, business leaders, as well as technologists requiring this individual to have solid communication skills at all levels of an organization.  Additionally, this individual should have a history of developing advanced enterprise security solutions aligned with key industry standards that can guide our security offerings into the future.

Responsibilities

• Build strong client relationships and effectively influence staff at all levels of client organizations.
• Designs security reference architectures in accordance with security standards and various regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Assists in the evaluation and threat modelling of overall risk for systems (including data), accounting for the people, processes, and technologies that provide security controls
• Architects, prioritizes, coordinates and communicates the choice of security technologies necessary to ensure a highly secure yet usable computing environment
• Provide security architecture and advice in one or more areas of expertise: application development, infrastructure, and enterprise technology projects.
• Works with various Kraken engineering teams to choose appropriate security solutions and facilitates complete integration into the respective environments
• Participates in the review of design principles and controls relating to third party solution providers
• Maintains currency of new and emerging security threats, security frameworks, and regulations

Qualifications

• Solid experience in architecting and engineering complex security solutions utilizing and interpreting security models
• The candidate should have technical knowledge and depth in application security and/or cloud security.
• Knowledgeable of cybersecurity audit standards, models, and frameworks
• Demonstrated experience utilizing one or more cloud technologies
• Ability to engage with Executive Management, Legal, Risk, 3rd-party, and various Engineering teams.
• Self-motivated with a strong ability to work and maintain security knowledge in a changing landscape.
• Ability to develop and document methods, standards, and guidelines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Undergraduate-level in Computer Science/Cybersecurity or equivalent professional experience
• CISSP and/or CISM preferred

We’re powered by people from around the world with their own unique backgrounds and experiences. We value all Krakenites and their talents, contributions, and perspectives.

Check out all our open roles at https://www.kraken.com/careers. We’re excited to see what you’re made of.