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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.
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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, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.
Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!
Kraken is seeking an experienced cyber security analyst to join our Blue Team with a base in the North America time zone. The team operates 24x7 to detect, investigate and respond to security events and active attacks against the Kraken digital asset exchange. This position reports to the Blue Team manager and is a member of the global security team working to secure one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. We are looking for an experienced individual that can immediately contribute to the triage and in-depth analysis of security events, as well as develop new detections that keeps us at pace with the latest threats and attacker techniques.
Active participant in the 24x7 Blue Team operation
Provide monitoring and analysis of security events
Act as responder for security incidents identified
Improve and maintain the Blue Team security toolsets
Develop detection strategies and deploy alerting to identify malicious behavior
Define and mature Blue Team playbooks of operational response to cyber threats
Perform threat hunting for sophisticated, advanced threats
Participate in and lead training activities, working groups, teaching / mentoring to other analysts in the team
Proven experience as an analyst working with security event triage and incident management workflows
Strong background in security disciplines such as, Detection Engineering, Incident Response, Threat hunting.
Experience with monitoring, maintaining and managing threat detection systems, threat intelligence platforms, SIEM and security devices
In-depth understanding of the cyber threat landscape and advanced adversary tactics
Security relevant experience in AI (LLM) assisted workflows is an advantage
Experience with crypto/web3 related security issues is an advantage
Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto!
We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments are designed to evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Assessment results are considered alongside other relevant information, such as experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.
As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.
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