This role pays more than
52%
of similar roles. Most pay
$155,000–$216,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$178k
versus about
$186k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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Citi is one of the world’s most trusted financial institutions, proudly serving millions of customers across the United States.
Citi currently has
256 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$140,080–$210,120
across 238 roles with salary data.
Senior Security Engineer – Digital Assets Platform - VP joins the Digital Assets Platform engineering team to build the security layer for institutional blockchain adoption. This hands-on role involves writing production Java code to develop security-critical backend services, including cryptographic libraries, key management APIs, and secure transaction pipelines. The engineer will manage the lifecycle of Hardware Security Modules using PKCS#11 and JCE, while architecting Multi-Party Computation protocols and threshold signature schemes for distributed key management. Key responsibilities include implementing symmetric and asymmetric encryption, managing certificate lifecycles, and enforcing zero-trust architecture. The role requires expertise in Java, advanced cryptography, and security tools like SAST/DAST. This position addresses the critical challenge of ensuring cryptographic integrity for transaction, wallet, and key lifecycle operations within a regulated infrastructure for institutional digital asset custody and management.