Security / DevSecOps Engineer (Blockchain-Fintech)

As a Security/DevSecOps Engineer at Index Industries, you'll build foundational security architecture for USHP, a next-generation fintech-blockchain product currently in stealth. You join a small, deliberate team at an early stage where builders shape not just what the company builds, but how it builds, its culture, and its standards. Security is embedded into every stage of the development pipeline, from cloud infrastructure to smart contracts.

What you'll do

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines with integrated SAST, DAST, and SCA tooling
• Conduct threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and smart contract security reviews
• Build automated security controls across AWS/GCP infrastructure, including IAM, secrets management, and network policies
• Monitor for incidents, anomalies, and on-chain threats; develop response playbooks
• Own container and Kubernetes security hardening
• Partner with engineering on secure-by-default coding practices
• Ensure compliance with SOC 2, GDPR, and applicable financial security frameworks

What you bring

• 4+ years in security engineering or DevSecOps, with at least 1 year in a blockchain/Web3 context
• Hands-on experience with smart contract auditing tools such as Slither, MythX, or Echidna, or willingness to ramp quickly
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or Solidity for scripting and tooling
• Strong command of cloud security (AWS or GCP preferred), Docker, and Kubernetes
• Experience with Gnosis Safe, multi-sig wallet infrastructure, and key management systems

Nice to have

• Certifications such as CISSP, CEH, or AWS Security Specialty

What we offer

• Base salary of $160k-$200k plus equity

About Index Industries

Index Industries is a venture-backed startup building foundational infrastructure at the intersection of fintech and blockchain. USHP combines a proprietary daily predictive index of U.S. home prices with an on-chain token collateralized by real U.S. residential properties, integrated with leading DeFi protocols including Pendle, Aave, Morpho, Uniswap, and Curve.