Senior Network Engineer

Building the Future of Crypto Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology. **What makes us different?** Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world. Before you apply, please read the [Kraken Culture](https://www.kraken.com/culture) page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account [here](https://support.kraken.com/hc/en-us/articles/226090548-How-to-create-an-account-on-Kraken). As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to [industry-leading security](https://blog.kraken.com/crypto-education/security-at-kraken), [crypto education](https://blog.kraken.com/category/crypto-education), and [world-class client support](https://blog.kraken.com/crypto-education/support-at-kraken) through our products like [Kraken Pro](https://pro.kraken.com/), [Desktop](https://www.kraken.com/desktop), [Wallet](https://www.kraken.com/wallet), and [Kraken Futures](https://www.kraken.com/features/futures). **Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!**

## The opportunity - Implement and evolve enterprise network access controls - Manage and deploy "infrastructure as code" at scale - Contribute to the design, implementation, management, and defense of a “zero trust”, defense-in-depth network - Write good quality policies, procedures, and technical documentation - Coordinate with internal development teams and other stakeholders to ensure network security principles are "built-in" from the beginning - Work with Engineering and IT Security teams to ensure that product features are securely deployed and monitored - Monitor and maintain all physical infrastructure (network, security, and compute), cloud data center environments, remote office locations, and respond to critical network problems to maximize service uptime - Mentor and evangelize security practices through cross-functional work with internal stakeholders and teams

## Skills you should HODL - 4+ years of network engineering background including offensive/defensive security - Deep experience in public (AWS or Azure or Google), private and/or hybrid cloud infrastructure - Experience of network automation tools (e.g. Nornir, Napalm, Terraform, Ansible) - Experience in managing and deploying Infrastructure as Code - Experience with network security management tools and techniques - Familiarity with security testing tools (performance and threat-based) - Proficient in network and security design, implementation, and administration leveraging industry standard platforms from vendors such as: Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, Juniper, and Aruba - Experience with Switching (Capacity Planning & VLAN’s), Routing (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, ECMP, PBF), WAN Technologies (MPLS, VPLS, VPN), public cloud networking, and Security (IPS, RBAC, etc.) - Previous experience monitoring and management of intrusion detection systems and firewall devices - Demonstrated experience implementing defensive security systems that are used against internal and external attack vectors

Kraken (legally Payward, Inc.) is a US-based cryptocurrency exchange that facilitates trading of cryptocurrencies, stocks, futures, and ETFs in most US states. It serves over 10 million clients worldwide with $207 billion in quarterly trading volume and has expanded to tokenized equities for non-US customers.