Senior Distinguished Engineer - Digital Assets Security

Our client is looking for a Senior Distinguished Engineer - Digital Assets Security at San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) It’s a Long Term Contract opportunity

 

Job Title: Senior Distinguished Engineer - Digital Assets Security

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

Duration: Long Term Contract 
 

Job Description:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer information systems, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience 

• Minimum 15+ years of software engineering experience 
• Minimum 10+ years of leading efforts or processes in a Technology organization, with deep experience architecting or scaling payment systems, digital assets

• Minimum 5+ years of experience dealing with large scale systems 

• Minimum 5+ years of experience implementing application solutions/services in the Cloud using containerization, CI/CD, automated testing, and compliant security guidelines 

• t infrastructure, or blockchain-based settlement solutions in regulated environments 

• Expertise with blockchain consensus mechanisms, settlement models, cryptographic primitives, and tokenization 

• Demonstrated experience with payment networks, FX, liquidity, and reconciliation systems 
• Experience with smart contract design, auditing, threat models, and security best practices 

• Experience building systems that meet ISO 20022, NACHA, MAS/TRM, PCI-DSS, or similar regulated frameworks 

• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership through large scale system designs, upgrades, and releases 

• Ability to resolve highly complex architectural debates and align diverse technical opinions 

• Superior leadership and management skills combined with strong business acumen 

• Proven ability to mentor and energize teams, showcasing technical and leadership skills 

• Experience with state-of-the-art technology, architecture, design concepts, open-source operating systems, database systems, computer networking, and security 

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional groups and generate results 

• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills; conveys competence with internal customers, staff, peers, senior management, and vendors 

• Work experience demonstrating a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive 

 

Essential Functions:

• Own the security architecture for client’s cross-border money movement solution, designing for scalability, security, and regulatory compliance 

• Design and implement key components, from wallet management and transaction orchestration to liquidity and settlement services 

• Lead the technical evaluation and integration of blockchain technologies, stablecoin protocols, and digital asset service providers 

• Influence the evolution of stablecoin and blockchain protocols by contributing technical thought leadership internally and externally 

• Represent client in industry collaborations, standards groups, and regulatory/technical working groups related to blockchain, digital identity, and stablecoin settlement frameworks 

• Continuously evaluate emerging protocols, digital asset custody models, and zero-knowledge technology for applicability to client’s roadmap 
• Collaborates closely with Engineering leaders, Architecture, Security, and external partners 

• Build and advocate for engineering best practices around smart contract security, transaction traceability, and system observability 

• Mentor and guide engineering teams, elevating technical standards and fostering a high-performance culture 

• Identify opportunities to ship value to production quickly and in incremental chunks 

• Builds and deliver well considered scaling solutions via strong relationships with key cross-functional stakeholders across the organization 

• Partner with Product, Risk, Architecture, and Security teams to ensure end-to-end compliance (AML, KYC, OFAC, etc.) and operational integrity 

• Defines technical patterns, governance, and operating models 

• Serve as the final escalation point for complex technical decisions 

• Prototype new settlement paths, wallet models, and interoperability mechanisms 

• Rapidly test and validate hypotheses with proof of concepts and performance benchmarks 

• Performs other related duties as assigned 

 

Looking forward for your reply.