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Galaxy Digital

Blockchain Security Lead

Galaxy Digital · remote · full-time
aicryptotechweb3 BlockchainSecuritySmart ContractsCloud-native InfrastructureAI
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Job description
**Who We Are:** Galaxy is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, delivering solutions that accelerate progress in finance and artificial intelligence. We believe that blockchain and digital asset innovation will transform how value moves through the world – and we’re building the products and services to make that future a reality. Our institutional digital assets platform spans trading, investment banking, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization technology. We also invest in and operate cutting-edge data center infrastructure to power AI and high-performance computing, addressing the growing demand for scalable energy and compute in the U.S. We work at the intersection of finance and technology, helping institutions, startups, and developers navigate a digitally native economy. Led by CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz, our team blends deep crypto expertise with institutional experience and a shared commitment to shaping the future of Web3 and AI. Galaxy is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. To learn more about our businesses and products, visit www.galaxy.com.
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.
Requirements
- 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.
Conditions
- 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.
About Galaxy Digital
Galaxy Digital is a technology-driven financial services and investment management firm providing institutions and direct clients with comprehensive solutions across the digital assets ecosystem. The company operates two main business segments: Digital Assets (offering trading, asset management, lending, and advisory services) and Data Centers (developing AI and high-performance computing infrastructure).
Crypto, FinTech, Web3 · 200-1000 · New York, United States · Founded 2018 · https://www.galaxy.com/?ref=sailonchain.com
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