Senior Application Security Engineer

Eigen Labs is more than just a leading name in the blockchain space. We’re the driving force behind EigenLayer, a game-changing solution that revolutionizes crypto-economic security. Imagine a world where blockchain projects break free from the shackles of the scaling trilemma and capital limitations. 

We’re building a platform to deliver security to novel distributed applications. In today's blockchain ecosystem, each service is typically secured by its own tokenized trust-network. With EigenLayer, services can build upon the established security of the Ethereum trust network, unlocking untold scalability while maintaining security and decentralization. 

THE ROLE

We are seeking a senior infrastructure security engineer to work on a variety of security challenges with a particular focus on securing cloud-based systems, performing architectural reviews and threat models, and managing access controls across a variety of systems. This role requires significant collaboration with engineering and product stakeholders and an ability to make good trade-offs between security and business needs. You will be leading initiatives to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of our infrastructure.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Develop and implement security policies, procedures, and standards to protect our cloud-based infrastructure as well as other off-chain systems, including third-party systems we integrate with.
• Conduct internal security assessments, audits, and vulnerability testing to identify potential security risks and mitigate them.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure the security of the entire EigenLayer ecosystem with a focus on off-chain systems.
• Work to reliably automate security-related functionality, including contributions to infrastructure-as-code, building secure CI pipelines, and designing systems to detect misconfigurations or security issues
• Develop and maintain incident response plans to handle security breaches and other security incidents.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest security trends and developments to regularly incorporate best practices

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in information security, with a focus on infrastructure or cloud security.
• Experience leading large-scale security programs either within an organization or across one or more user communities.
• Strong experience with architectural reviews, threat modeling, penetration testing, and other offensive and defensive security techniques.
• Experience securing environments that are built with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Cloudflare, and other similar systems.
• Experience with building out secure continuous integration pipelines, in particular with GitHub Actions
• Excellent written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional and geographically remote teams, partners, and community members.

NICE TO HAVES

• Experience writing code in Go or via infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
• Hands-on security experience in the blockchain industry
• Familiarity with securely managing sensitive key material

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. $225,000 - $250,000 is the annual base salary. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Eigen Labs provides various employee benefits, including: 

• Employer-covered Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• 401k 
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• 12 weeks of fully paid maternity and paternity leave 

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