Security Researcher
Blockaid is a web3 security platform that provides real-time protection against scams, fraud, exploits, and compliance risks. Its customers include chains, protocols, wallets, exchanges, banks, fintechs, and digital asset managers.
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About Blockaid LTD.
Blockaid provides enterprise-grade onchain security products and services, including transaction, address, token, and dApp scanning; end-user protection; onchain monitoring; crypto fraud prevention; Cosigner transaction policy enforcement; and Risk Exposure compliance tools. Its platform uses threat intelligence, onchain and offchain data, machine learning, APIs, SDKs, alerts, automated workflows, and investigation capabilities to help organizations detect and prevent malicious activity. Blockaid serves wallets, decentralized applications, exchanges, DeFi protocols, asset managers, traders, banks, payment providers, and other companies operating onchain.
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About the Role
Lead in-depth research into emerging blockchain threats and vulnerabilities. Study blockchain protocols, smart contracts, and decentralized applications; analyze security vulnerabilities; collaborate with engineering to integrate detection capabilities into on-chain systems; create proof-of-concept exploits and simulations; and stay current with emerging information-security threats and technologies.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in security research.
- 3+ years of experience in Python, Rust, or Go.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify patterns and dissect complex problems.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex security issues clearly.
- Self-motivated and eager to learn new technologies and methodologies.
- Practical experience with blockchain and smart contract security.
- Knowledge of cryptography fundamentals relevant to blockchain.
- Practical experience solving data-driven challenges.
- Legal right to work in Israel without visa sponsorship.
- This role does not offer visa sponsorship.
Responsibilities
- Conduct in-depth security research on blockchain protocols, smart contracts, and decentralized applications.
- Identify and analyze security vulnerabilities, exploits, and attack vectors in Web3 protocols.
- Collaborate with the engineering team to integrate detection capabilities into the on-chain exploit detection system.
- Create proof-of-concept exploits and simulations to test and validate threat scenarios.
- Stay current with emerging threats, new technologies, and industry best practices in information security.