Security Consultant – Blockchain/DLT

About Standard Chartered

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We’re committed to promoting equality in the workplace and creating an inclusive and flexible culture – one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. This in turn helps us to provide better support to our broad client base.

The Role Responsibilities:

• Provide technical consulting expertise on complex projects, delivering workable and risk/threat-driven solutions in areas of Blockchain/DLT and Digital Assets
• Perform security assessments and threat modelling of assets, including various blockchain protocols, smart contracts, and other distributed ledger technology (DLT)
• Partner with application teams to advise on code and architecture for internal asset integrations, including node software, wallet systems, and key management frameworks
• Provide security recommendations on improving blockchain/DLT solutions
• Create and harvest reusable Security Patterns through projects and larger Security team
• Provide thought leadership on Blockchain/DLT and Digital Assets domains
• Maintain and grow a centralised knowledge repository of Security Requirements, Patterns, Best Practices in areas of Blockchain/DLT and Digital Assets
• Investigate impactful changes to the Blockchain/DLT and Digital Assets space, asset upgrades, and novel innovations such as zero-knowledge proofs and bleeding-edge blockchain protocols
• Grow a community/’Guild’ (i.e. extended) team of Secure by Design Champions across CSS (Cyber Security Services) delivery teams

The ideal candidate:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Computer Science/Information Technology or its equivalent with security related certifications (e.g. SANS GIAC, SABSA, CISSP)
• Experience in blockchain and distributed ledgers
• Excellent communication oral and written
• Ability for problem solving
• Experience in securing digital assets, with deep expertise in security protocols and data structures