Staff Security Architect

As a Staff Security Architect at Kraken (part of Payward), you join Kraken Security Labs, providing deeply technical internal security consulting on current and future products. You work in a small, highly technical team embedded across engineering teams globally, moving beyond high-level guidance to hands-on security work spanning infrastructure, cryptography, web3, Rust, and AI products.

What you'll do

• Design, review, and verify robust security architecture in heterogeneous environments
• Conduct thorough security assessments and audits of existing architectures, recommending practical improvements
• Stay updated with the latest blockchain security trends, threats, and mitigation techniques
• Provide expertise to blockchain teams to ensure secure operational practices

What you bring

• Proven experience as an IT security expert with a strong background in application security
• Experience conducting security testing across diverse applications
• Experience with infrastructure security
• Basic familiarity with security frameworks such as OWASP and NIST
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with stakeholders across the organization

About Kraken

Kraken, founded in 2011, is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services. Kraken is part of Payward, which has spent 15 years building a modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platform.