Senior Principal Engineer – Blockchain & Digital Asset Security

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer information systems, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum 15+ years of software engineering experience
• Minimum 10+ years of leading efforts or processes in a Technology organization, with deep experience architecting or scaling payment systems, digital asset infrastructure, or blockchain-based settlement solutions in regulated environments
• Minimum 5+ years of experience dealing with large scale systems
• Minimum 5+ years of experience implementing application solutions/services in the Cloud using containerization, CI/CD, automated testing, and compliant security guidelines
• Expertise with blockchain consensus mechanisms, settlement models, cryptographic primitives, and tokenization
• Demonstrated experience with payment networks, FX, liquidity, and reconciliation systems
• Experience with smart contract design, auditing, threat models, and security best practices
• Experience building systems that meet ISO 20022, NACHA, MAS/TRM, PCI-DSS, or similar regulated frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership through large scale system designs, upgrades, and releases
• Ability to resolve highly complex architectural debates and align diverse technical opinions
• Superior leadership and management skills combined with strong business acumen
• Proven ability to mentor and energize teams, showcasing technical and leadership skills
• Experience with state-of-the-art technology, architecture, design concepts, open-source operating systems, database systems, computer networking, and security
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional groups and generate results
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills; conveys competence with internal customers, staff, peers, senior management, and vendors
• Work experience demonstrating a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive

Essential Functions

• Own the security architecture for Early Warning’s cross-border money movement solution, designing for scalability, security, and regulatory compliance
• Design and implement key components, from wallet management and transaction orchestration to liquidity and settlement services
• Lead the technical evaluation and integration of blockchain technologies, stablecoin protocols, and digital asset service providers
• Influence the evolution of stablecoin and blockchain protocols by contributing technical thought leadership internally and externally
• Represent Early Warning in industry collaborations, standards groups, and regulatory/technical working groups related to blockchain, digital identity, and stablecoin settlement frameworks
• Continuously evaluate emerging protocols, digital asset custody models, and zero-knowledge technology for applicability to Early Warning’s roadmap
• Collaborates closely with Engineering leaders, Architecture, Security, and external partners
• Build and advocate for engineering best practices around smart contract security, transaction traceability, and system observability
• Mentor and guide engineering teams, elevating technical standards and fostering a high-performance culture
• Identify opportunities to ship value to production quickly and in incremental chunks
• Builds and deliver well considered scaling solutions via strong relationships with key cross-functional stakeholders across the organization
• Partner with Product, Risk, Architecture, and Security teams to ensure end-to-end compliance (AML, KYC, OFAC, etc.) and operational integrity
• Defines technical patterns, governance, and operating models
• Serve as the final escalation point for complex technical decisions
• Prototype new settlement paths, wallet models, and interoperability mechanisms
• Rapidly test and validate hypotheses with proof of concepts and performance benchmarks
• Performs other related duties as assigned