Staff Security Architect
Payward, Inc. is the parent company and operating platform behind Kraken and a portfolio spanning trading, custody, payments, lending, tokenized assets, onchain finance, and benchmarks.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
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About Payward, Inc.
Payward operates unified financial infrastructure across crypto and traditional markets, including shared liquidity, risk and margin systems, collateral and settlement, compliance, and licensing. Its first-party portfolio includes Kraken, Kraken Pro, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services, CF Benchmarks, Reap, Krak, Kraken Prime, Kraken OTC, Kraken Custody, and Bitnomial.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Design, review, and verify security architecture in heterogeneous environments, conduct security assessments and audits, recommend practical improvements, monitor blockchain security trends and threats, and advise blockchain teams on secure operational practices.
Requirements
- Experience as an IT security expert
- Strong background in application security
- Experience in security testing diverse applications
- Experience with infrastructure security
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as OWASP and NIST
- Problem-solving skills
- Communication and collaboration skills
Responsibilities
- Design, review, and verify security architecture
- Conduct security assessments and audits of existing architectures
- Recommend practical security improvements
- Stay updated on blockchain security trends, threats, and mitigation techniques
- Provide expertise to blockchain teams
- Ensure secure operational practices
Benefits
- Equity
- Bonus program
- Wellness allowance
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
Hiring Process
Candidates may be asked to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments. Results are considered alongside experience and interviews and are not the sole basis for an employment decision.
