Security Engineer

Summary

Join Parity's AppSec team as a crucial member responsible for identifying and mitigating security risks across our diverse ecosystem of blockchain clients, mobile apps, and web-based tools. You will leverage your advanced cybersecurity skills to influence stakeholders, implement security best practices, and collaborate with internal and external security teams. This role demands strong secure coding practices, experience with various security frameworks (SAST, DAST, fuzzing, etc.), and proficiency in multiple programming languages, ideally Rust and TypeScript. Parity offers a competitive compensation package, a remote-first work environment with flexible hours, and opportunities for professional development within the Web3 space. Additional benefits vary by location but may include health care, parental leave, paid time off, and more.

Requirements

• Demonstrate strong knowledge of secure coding practices
• Employ a risk-based approach and pragmatism to enhance security in partnership with different stakeholders
• Familiarity with security frameworks and approaches such as SAST, DAST, fuzzing, property-based testing, symbolic execution, network simulation
• Experience in threat modelling, red/blue teaming, working with best-in-class independent security teams and turning their findings into actual deployed fixes in our codebase (as well as implementing lessons learned)
• Advanced skills in analysing and mitigating cyber security threats
• Understanding of web3 application architecture - ideally including cryptography, decentralised networking, blockchain consensus, hardware key management solutions
• Proficiency with security tools and technologies, also ability to create own tools when it is needed
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages - ideally RUST and Typescript
• Focus on outcomes (rather than activities) and delivering against outcomes with limited interference day to day

Responsibilities

• Bring your technical abilities to recognise and reduce risk to the ecosystem
• Effectively influence a wide group of stakeholders
• Help secure an innovative organisation
• Work with a diverse set of stakeholders to valorise security and influence best practices
• Analyse and mitigate cyber security threats

Preferred Qualifications

Live within 2 hours of UTC+0

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration packages based on iterative market research, including tokens (where legally possible)
• ���Future of work” environment that’s remote-first and self-initiating with flexible hours
• Access to the brightest minds in this space to learn about Web3 and develop your skills and knowledge while on the job
• Becoming part of the wider ecosystem (career and networking opportunities)
• Team and company-wide retreats
• Work laptop
• Health care
• Parental leave
• PTO (28 days per year)
• Local team events
• Yearly L&D budget
• Language classes