At River we have made a commitment to building financial solutions that power a transparent and efficient global economic system made possible by Bitcoin. To that end, we have built leading Bitcoin brokerage, custody, and wallet products to keep our clients ahead of the curve. We aim to bring premier Bitcoin banking solutions that offer a full array of financial services to our clients.
We are looking for an experienced technical leader with a passion for building secure and robust cloud infrastructure, monitoring tools, and online and offline key management systems. This person will lead risk assessments, planning, and implementation of core infrastructure and security systems at River.
River is headquartered in Columbus, OH, with offices in New York and San Francisco. River has raised more than $50 million from leading investors, including; Goldcrest, Kingsway, Peter Thiel, Polychain, M13, DG, and Valor Equity Partners.
What you will be doing
- Lead Security & Infrastructure team at River and report to CTO.
- Lead rigorous risk assessments to inform prioritization of security and infrastructure projects.
- Lead the implementation of security systems including firewalls, intrusion detection and monitoring, and access controls.
- Oversee the implementation of infrastructure projects to enable scale and reliability for River software systems including database upgrades, backup and disaster recovery tools, and network infrastructure and monitoring.
- Mentor team members and work with CTO to continue to drive a security culture across all functions at River.
- Support regulatory and compliance audits with cross-functional owners.
What we look for in you
- Extensive experience in engineering roles with a focus on infrastructure, network security, and digital asset custody.
- Extensive knowledge of applied cryptography and Bitcoin key management fundamentals.
- Demonstrated leadership in conducting risk assessments and vulnerability analyses.
- Attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a strong bias towards simplicity over complexity.
- An ownership mentality.
- Extensive knowledge of the risk landscape and industry best practices.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and proficiency in management.
Nice to haves
- Experience at a fintech or other regulated company
- You have worked with GCP, Kubernetes, Postgres
- You have worked at a rapidly scaling company
- Interest in Bitcoin
Location and Salary
- 100% remote option available within the US, with offices in SF, NYC, and Columbus
- Salary range between $180,000 - $290,000 based on skills and experience
- Significant equity stock options
- Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Parental Leave separate from regular PTO policy
- 401k