Staff Security Architect

As a Staff Security Architect at Kraken, you join Kraken Security Labs, which provides deeply technical internal security consulting on current and future products. You work in a small, highly technical team embedded across the company, conducting hands-on security work that spans classical infrastructure security, cryptography, web3, complex Rust projects, and next-generation AI products. Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions, offering spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services.

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 effectively with stakeholders across the organization, including in a remote capacity

About Kraken

Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, founded in 2011 and trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions globally. It is part of Payward, which operates a suite of modern financial infrastructure platforms including NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, and CF Benchmarks.