Staff Security Architect

As a Staff Security Architect at Kraken Security Labs, you design and verify robust security architecture across a heterogeneous environment spanning classical infrastructure, cryptography, Web3, complex Rust projects, and next-generation AI products. You work in a small, highly technical team, embedded directly with engineering teams across the company to provide deeply technical, hands-on security consulting rather than high-level guidance alone.

What you'll do

• Design, review and verify robust security architecture in a heterogeneous environment
• 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, ensuring secure operational practices

What you bring

• Proven experience as an IT security expert with a strong background in application security
• Experience in security testing of diverse applications
• Experience with infrastructure security
• Basic familiarity with security frameworks such as OWASP and NIST
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work remotely 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 for both individual investors and institutional clients. Kraken is part of Payward, a modern financial infrastructure platform serving an open, global financial system.