Security focused Systems Engineer

Full-time

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Remote

Staking Facilities is looking for a Systems Engineer with a focus on security to join our team specialized in cutting-edge Blockchain technology and new financial services. You will be responsible for maintaining and further securing our staking infrastructure. With more than $500 million in assets staked to our nodes, security and reliability are of utmost importance to us.


Your responsibilities

  • Deploying and maintaining blockchain node infrastructure.
  • Defining best practices for access control, cryptographic key management and other security-related processes
  • Analyzing our infrastructure to find potential threats / vulnerabilities
  • Converting results from a security analysis into infrastructure improvements
  • Understanding specific threats imposed by downtimes, and proactively mitigating risks

Your profile

Ideally, your technical skill-set should include most of the following:

  • Proven experience working in IT-security, experience with ISO 27001
  • In-depth knowledge of administering Linux/Unix-based systems and the ability to troubleshoot issues.
  • Experience and in-depth knowledge of computer networking and firewalls. The ability to manage and troubleshoot issues from end-to-end.
  • The ability to independently troubleshoot an issue, whether it stems from hardware, software, networking, etc. You should be able to dive into a log file, find the issue, and remedy it.

Your soft skills should include:

  • Being a great communicator, both written and verbal. In English, as we are an international team.
  • A willingness to document things concisely and accurately. Sharing knowledge within the team.
  • The ability to work autonomously, with a self-starter attitude and an analytical mindset.
  • A good sense of humour. We like to keep it fun around here!

Bonus skills that we’d highly appreciate:

We value experience, skills, attitude and an enthusiasm to learn, above all else. A degree in a relevant field such as CS is nice, but in no way required.

What we offer

  • Competitive salary.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • A fun, friendly and close-knit crew.
  • Support for furthering your self-development, skills and career.
  • An opportunity to work and learn alongside leading professionals, teams and projects in a cutting-edge industry.

Apply now

If you see yourself fit in our open position, we'd love to get to know you! We also welcome anyone to reach out to us with an initiative application. Also note that prior work experience in the blockchain industry is very welcome, but not a requirement. Should you have any further questions, always feel free to reach out to us via eMail or Telegram.
To apply, please send a brief cover letter, your CV as well as a short letter of motivation to: info@stakingfacilities.com