DeFi Digital Asset Security Specialist

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### Primary Responsibilities: - Work closely with innovation, technology, and business teams involved with DeFi and Digital Assets to formulate Information Security requirements, controls and guardrails for securing Digital Asset and Token Agents on dApps (decentralized applications) for authentication, authorization and access controls for stakeholders (managers, transfer agents, custodians, and fund administrators). - Partner with Information Security Services stakeholders, to develop Information security frameworks and guidelines for addressing various DeFi, Digital Assets and tokens projects and initiatives ventured by U.S. Bank to address handling of fractional ownership, synthetic exposures, derivatives and perps, and help guide and support on routine basis. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure Digital Asset systems are compliant with security requirements for cross-bridge and oracle exploits, 51%, reentrancy, double spend attacks etc.

### Basic Qualifications: - 1+ years of hands-on design or engineering experience to secure Digital Assets at Layer 2 networks (e.g. Arbiturm, Optimism, Base, zkSync etc.) using at least one of the DeFi Protocols (e.g., THORChain, LI.FI, Wormhole, across etc.), bridging mechanisms (e.g., Lock-and-mint, Native-to-native etc.) - 5+ years of relevant experience in cybersecurity - B.S or M.S. degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related field or equivalent industry experience and certifications ### Required Skills/Experience: - This role requires strong technical knowledge of DeFi Financial Ecosystem and related protocols, Automated Market Makers (AMMs), Order Book and related DEXs (Decentralized Exchanges) in peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace and Cross-Chain bridges. - Experience reviewing, assessing and formulating Information Security controls and guardrails for custody frameworks on cross-chain bridges and oracles (e.g., LayerZero, Hyperlane, Chainlink etc.) for Digital Assets and Token security and tokens backing up the token based on regulatory, business and technology requirements. - Knowledge of securing Tokenized Securities by asset classes (cash, money market, commercial paper, stocks, bonds etc.), related Digital Asset structure/attributes and settlement requirements and controls.

### Benefits: - Healthcare (medical, dental, vision) - Basic term and optional term life insurance - Short-term and long-term disability - Pregnancy disability and parental leave - 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan - Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure) - Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities - Adoption assistance - Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.

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