Galaxy - Blockchain Security Lead
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Requirements
• The Blockchain Security Lead owns the security posture of on-chain systems and protocols across the organization. This role blends strategic leadership with deep hands-on expertise, overseeing a small team of blockchain security engineers while actively contributing to design reviews, threat modeling, and code audits. • You’ll partner closely with on-chain product and engineering teams to embed security into architecture, development, and operations—building scalable, reusable security controls that grow with the business. • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience) • 10+ years of security software engineering experience • 5+ years working with blockchain technologies • 5+ years working with smart contract security across multiple chains • Experience leading or mentoring a small, highly technical team • Published material on vulnerabilities/security bugs within the Web3 community • Expertise in secure SDLC, threat modeling, and application architecture review • Multi agent code reviews for vulnerabilities using frontier models • Secure coding practices and in-depth code review capability • Strong familiarity with smart contracts (Solidity, Rust), cloud-native environments (Docker, Kubernetes), authentication and authorization, TLS/PKI, and cloud, infrastructure, and network security • Clear, confident communicator across technical and non-technical audiences • Comfortable balancing hands-on execution with strategic ownership; detail-oriented, pragmatic, and strong in problem solving under ambiguity • Direct exposure to Solana, staking systems, or similar Layer 1 protocols • Prior experience at a blockchain security audit firm (e.g., Trail of Bits, Halborn, Ottersec, Zellic) • Background in financial services or institutional crypto security • Familiarity with DeFi protocol security, key management, and custody architectures • Experience contributing to or leading security programs at a crypto exchange, protocol foundation, or digital asset firm
Responsibilities
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of blockchain security engineers. • Define and evolve the blockchain security strategy and roadmap. • Serve as a trusted security partner to product, protocol, and infrastructure teams. • Lead threat modeling and architecture reviews for on-chain systems. • Perform and guide security reviews and audits of smart contracts (Solidity, Rust/Solana) and backend services and supporting infrastructure. • Design and implement reusable security controls, patterns, and reference architectures. • Support secure deployment of cloud-native infrastructure (containers, Kubernetes). • Research emerging blockchain threats, exploits, and mitigations, and translate them into actionable controls. • Embrace and champion the thoughtful adoption of AI to improve team performance and business outcomes. • Leverage AI tools (e.g., generative AI, automation platforms, data copilots) to improve productivity, decision-making, and output quality in your day-to-day work.
Benefits
• Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus • Hybrid/Flexible Working Arrangements • Flexible Time Off (paid) • 3% 401(k) company contribution • Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents • Generous paid Parental Leave • Competitive family planning benefits for US employees • Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry • Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues • Free daily snacks and weekly breakfasts/lunches • Employee Resource Groups • Free coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace • Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. • We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact [email protected].
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