Security Engineer, Institutional Trading

BlockchainHQ

London, United Kingdom
Full-time salary based on experience; meaningful e...
On-site
5+ years security engineering experience
Threat modeling with stride methodology
Siem/soar detection rule implementation
This role focuses on securing off-chain trading processes and infrastructure for a global crypto company handling over $1 trillion in transactions

Job Summary

  • This role focuses on securing off-chain trading processes and infrastructure for a global crypto company handling over $1 trillion in transactions.
  • The engineer will act as the primary liaison for senior management to translate technical risks into business summaries and drive vendor evaluations.
  • Candidates must have exceptional ability to map critical assets, define risk treatment plans, and implement monitoring for abnormal order patterns.

Matching Summary

This role focuses on securing off-chain trading processes and infrastructure for a global crypto company handling over $1 trillion in transactions.

Salary

Full-time salary based on experience; meaningful equity included; Not specified for base amount

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5+ years security engineering experience
  • Threat modeling with STRIDE methodology
  • SIEM/SOAR detection rule implementation
  • KMS/HSM and secrets management expertise
  • Institutional-grade compliance standards

Nice-to-have

  • Familiarity with trading systems and settlement
  • Blockchain on-chain concepts knowledge
  • SOC operations and forensic analysis
  • Experience with SOC2 or ISO 27001 audits
  • Ability to review TypeScript or Java code

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years in security engineering or platform security
  • Proven expertise in structured threat modeling reviews
  • Practical experience with IAM patterns and least-privilege
  • Ability to read and audit Pull Requests in TypeScript, Java, or Python

Work Rights

Not specified

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