Staff Security Engineer, Secure Digital Asset Operations
Quick summary
- Work type
- On-site
- Location
- New York, NY
- Salary
- $200,000–$250,000 / yr
- Posted
- 134 days ago
- Freshness
- Confirmed live 2 days ago
- Nearby
- 99+ roles within 25 mi
Market check
Salary context
How this pay compares to similar roles
This role pays more than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $153,675–$209,600 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $225k versus about $182k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Ripple
Ripple Labs is a blockchain and cryptocurrency company that develops the XRP Ledger and provides cross-border payment solutions to financial institutions, enabling faster and cheaper international money transfers. Industry: Blockchain Technology & Cross-Border Payments
Ripple currently has 11 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $168,000–$200,000 across 9 roles with salary data.
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At a glance
TL;DR · Staff Security Engineer, Secure Digital Asset Operations
Staff Security Engineer, Secure Digital Asset Operations will join the Secure Digital Asset Operations team to protect high-value digital assets. This role involves collaborating with Finance, Product, and Engineering teams to architect, implement, and operate technical solutions and operational processes for secure transactions. The engineer will develop security automation and tooling to monitor real-time posture, maintain programs to mitigate smart contract risks, and provide guidance on security-by-design principles. Key responsibilities include advising on engineering methodologies, tooling decisions, and vendor integrations. Candidates must possess expertise in cryptography, key management solutions like MPC and HSM, and the security architecture of digital asset primitives for both on-chain and off-chain transactions. The role requires proficiency in Javascript or Python programming to solve complex problems regarding the secure creation, distribution, and storage of cryptographic keys within the digital asset domain.
What does a Security Engineer earn?
Median $185250 from 84 postings across 39 companies.
Skills
What you'll do
- Design, code, and maintain technical solutions to ensure the secure execution of high-value digital asset transactions.
- Develop and deploy security automation and tooling to monitor and communicate real-time security posture to stakeholders.
- Maintain and enhance programs to proactively monitor and respond to smart contract risks.
- Provide guidance to engineering teams on digital asset and smart contract security best practices.
- Advise leadership on security engineering methodologies, tooling decisions, and vendor integrations for digital assets.
- Translate complex security and compliance topics into functional engineering requirements and documentation.
What we're looking for
- 8+ years of industry experience in security and/or engineering focused on securing digital assets.
- Strong understanding of security architecture for digital asset primitives and end-to-end transaction security.
- Working knowledge of key management solutions including MPC, HSM, and cryptography best practices.
- Proficiency in Javascript and/or Python programming languages.
- Ability to communicate complex security and compliance topics into functional engineering requirements.
- Experience handling sensitive work with discretion and professionalism as a trusted advisor.
- Ability to manage ambiguity and prioritize multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.
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