Overview:
The Blockchain Security Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring the security and integrity of blockchain technologies and networks. They are responsible for implementing and maintaining security measures to protect blockchain-based systems from cyber threats and vulnerabilities. This role is crucial in safeguarding sensitive data and assets within the blockchain ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct security audits on smart contracts, wallets and blockchains, and write high-quality audit reports.
- Develop automated scanning and monitoring tools for smart contracts, wallets and blockchains.
- Utilize scanning tools to detect vulnerabilities in online contracts and promptly issue risk warnings.ย
- Conduct post-mortem analysis on various hacking incidents, examining the causes, processes, prevention, correction and basic fund tracing.
- Proactively identify on-chain risks, monitor and model emerging on-chain attack vector trends, and possess a solid understanding of on-chain security risks such as fraud and phishing.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of EVM and non-EVM blockchains and layer 2 solutions, and be familiar with DeFi design patterns.
- Perform a review analysis on newly disclosed vulnerabilities for smart contracts and summarize the root cause behind the exploits for early detection in the future.
- Demonstrate good understanding of cryptography and Security solutions which is utilized under blockchain products.
- Conduct Pen Testing and reviews for blockchain products and provide high quality feedback.
Required Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled or holding a bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related field.
- Proficient in programming languages, such as Solidity, Rust, Go among others which are currently engaged with the Blockchain field.
- Basic understanding of common Smart Contract security vulnerabilities, Current incidents, Wallet Security and Simulation testing.
- Basic understanding of blockchain and smart contract principles, experienced with reading Blockchain explorers and creating scripts to track and scan data.ย Well versed with the different types of hacks on wallets and blockchain, including smart contracts, and its common attack vectors.
- Well versed with the different types of libraries and security associated with it.
- Familiar with smart contract development testing cycle, pen testing cycle, transaction analysis, and other tools.
- Experienced in using VSCode, Git, or other version control applications.
- Proficient in Python, Go, Rust or another object-oriented programming language.
- Fundamental knowledge of code analysis and program debugging.