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Building the Future of Crypto 

Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.

What makes us different?

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.

Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here.

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!

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The Team

If you thrive in a challenging, fun and fast-paced environment, the Network Engineer role within Core Infrastructure Engineering at Kraken is for you! Not only is this role a strategic position that is critical to the continuing success of Kraken, but you will be joining a highly dedicated team that is responsible for managing the entire network infrastructure for one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. We are looking for a dynamic and innovative self-starter with the ability to think “outside of the box” to solve complex problems in a sustainable way.

The opportunity

• Implement and evolve enterprise network access controls

• Manage and deploy "infrastructure as code" at scale

• Contribute to the design, implementation, management, and defense of a “zero trust”, defense-in-depth network

• Write good quality policies, procedures, and technical documentation

• Coordinate with internal development teams and other stakeholders to ensure network security principles are "built-in" from the beginning

• Work with Engineering and IT Security teams to ensure that product features are securely deployed and monitored

• Monitor and maintain all physical infrastructure (network, security, and compute), cloud data center environments, remote office locations, and respond to critical network problems to maximize service uptime

• Mentor and evangelize security practices through cross-functional work with internal stakeholders and teams

Skills you should HODL

• 4+ years of network engineering background including offensive/defensive security

• Deep experience in public (AWS or Azure or Google), private and/or hybrid cloud infrastructure

• Experience of network automation tools (e.g. Nornir, Napalm, Terraform, Ansible)

• Experience in managing and deploying Infrastructure as Code

• Experience with network security management tools and techniques

• Familiarity with security testing tools (performance and threat-based)

• Proficient in network and security design, implementation, and administration leveraging industry standard platforms from vendors such as: Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, Juniper, and Aruba

• Experience with Switching (Capacity Planning & VLAN’s), Routing (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, ECMP, PBF), WAN Technologies (MPLS, VPLS, VPN), public cloud networking, and Security (IPS, RBAC, etc.)

• Previous experience monitoring and management of intrusion detection systems and firewall devices

• Demonstrated experience implementing defensive security systems that are used against internal and external attack vectors

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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