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This is a senior technical leadership role, a hands-on application and cloud security architect who leads through influence, deep expertise, and mentorship.\nIf you thrive on solving complex technical challenges in a fast-moving crypto landscape and building first-of-their-kind systems, this is where you will do the most impactful work of your career.\nThis position is based in SoHo London and will be required to work full-time onsite.\nResponsibilities:\nBuild complex threat models for critical systems and establish industry-leading cybersecurity requirements to turn ambiguity into clear, prioritized defenses.\nPartner closely with Product, Engineering, and Infrastructure teams to design and ship secure software across web, API, mobile, FIX, and trading platforms.\nLead complex global security initiatives, build custom AI-powered tooling to maximize efficiency and scale the cybersecurity program.\nAssess vulnerability risks, deliver actionable recommendations across all technical levels, and track health metrics and KPIs for executive reporting.\nDrive high-impact projects and adapt to evolving business needs within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.\nProvide technical leadership and mentorship to the cybersecurity and engineering teams.\nExperience & Qualifications:\n10+ years in cybersecurity, including 5+ years of hands-on coding, alongside deep expertise in threat modeling, code reviews, and offensive security methodologies.\nSolid working knowledge of Linux environments, including command-line proficiency, shell scripting, system hardening, and security configuration.\nHands-on experience in penetration testing.\nStrong foundation in network protocols (IP, DNS, HTTP, SSL/TLS), cryptography (PKI, encryption at rest/in motion), and public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).\nProficient in programming languages like C/C++, Java, JS, Python, Go, or Rust\nDeep understanding of common vulnerability frameworks (OWASP Top 10, SANS CWE Top 25).\nSolid grasp of enterprise software development, Agile, CI/CD pipelines, and security tooling (SAST, DAST, OSA, Vulnerability Management, API traceability).\nExcellent ability to convey complex technical risks to non-technical executives and engineers and build strong cross-functional partnerships.\nA strong individual contributor with ability to drive projects independently from conception to completion with minimal oversight. \nNice to Have:\nA restless drive to secure systems and continuously learn new technologies.\nCurrent holder of Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification.\nExperience securing trading, financial-market, or other regulated, high-stakes systems. \nAdditional relevant certifications, such as security architecture certifications (e.g. SABSA, TOGAF), offensive security (e.g. CISSP, OSCE, SANS, CREST, CISM) and cloud security specialty certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP). \nEQUAL OPPORTUNITY\nIn an effort to attract, retain, develop and promote the most qualified individuals, CoinDesk is committed to treating all applicants and employees in a nondiscriminatory manner with respect to the terms and conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status/service, physical or mental disability, or any other classification protected by applicable law. 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