Digital Asset · 2 days ago
APPSEC Security Engineer
Manhattan, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$160K/yr - $190K/yr
3+ years expDigital Asset is a company focused on reshaping financial markets with their innovative technologies. They are seeking an AppSec Security Engineer to enhance their security posture across various domains, including application security and vulnerability management, while collaborating with teams to integrate security processes and tooling.
BlockchainCryptocurrencyDeveloper PlatformDeveloper ToolsFinTech
Responsibilities
As a Security Engineer, you will have the opportunity to shape our security posture in many domains including; application security, vulnerability management, IAM, cloud and network security, incident response, digital forensics, DevSecOps, etc
Participate in and, in some cases, lead security incident response efforts, including initial containment, investigation, forensic analysis, and post-incident reporting
Contribute to the secure design and architecture of new and existing systems, ensuring security is integrated from the start (Security by Design)
Participate in fostering a DevSecOps culture in the company
Collaborate with other teams to facilitate adoption of security processes and tooling
Qualification
Required
Proven ability to perform vulnerability assessments and run penetration tests, interpret the results, and prioritize remediation efforts
Experience with threat modeling and threat intelligence
Working knowledge of securing Google Cloud (and AWS, Azure). This includes identity and access management (IAM), GKE, and Cloud Armor, logging, and data protection in the cloud
Proficiency in scripting language (e.g., Python, GoLang, or Bash) to automate security tasks, analyze logs, and develop custom tools
Expertise in securing GKE cluster components, including leveraging native features like Pod Security Standards (PSS) enforcement, and Network Policies to control Pod-to-Pod traffic and runtime security observability
Integrating security checks (SAST/DAST, dependency scanning, SCA) into CI/CD pipelines, and hardening build infrastructure and workflows
Strong oral and written communication skills, ideally experience writing technical documentation and specifications
Some experience with cryptographic keys, KMS, HSMs
3-7 years of experience in IT and application security
Bachelor's Degree Cyber Security, Computer Science or related field
Based in the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area
Benefits
Health and insurance benefits vary by region to ensure local relevance and compliance, and may include medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Family-friendly benefits
Flexible work arrangements
Company
Digital Asset
Digital Asset builds privacy-focused blockchain tools that enable institutions to create, manage, and share tokenized assets.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$492.2MKey Investors
SBI GroupJefferson River CapitalASX Limited
2025-12-04Corporate Round· $50M
2025-06-24Series E· $135M
2022-05-27Corporate Round
Leadership Team
Yuval Rooz
Co-Founder & CEO
Eric Saraniecki
Co-Founder & Head of Product
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