Security Engineer - Digital Assets

Posted 4 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Canada
Remote
150K-180K Annually
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
Designs and maintains security controls for blockchain, digital assets, applications, cloud infrastructure, and cryptographic systems. Responsibilities include threat modeling, architecture reviews, key management, application and API security, Kubernetes and cloud hardening, vulnerability management, security monitoring, incident response, risk assessments, penetration testing, and regulatory support. The role collaborates with Cybersecurity, Engineering, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to implement secure development practices and protect digital asset environments.
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Who We Are:
We are on a mission to provide innovative working capital solutions to small and medium-size businesses throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. A steady cash flow can change the course of a business and help a company define its future, promote growth, and impact the bottom line! As a leading provider of innovative funding solutions for small to medium sized businesses, we are one of the fastest growing companies in the industry. Through our Commercial Finance, Freight Factoring and ABL divisions, eCapital offers capital solutions to 80+ industries. We truly love to help our clients grow, and this is a position where you can grow too!
Summary:
eCapital is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Digital Assets Security Engineer to join our growing Cybersecurity team. As we expand our adoption of digital technologies, this role will play a critical part in designing, implementing, and maintaining security controls across our application and digital assets infrastructure, FinTech applications, and supporting cloud environments. 

The ideal candidate brings expertise in blockchain enterprise security, cloud infrastructure, application security, cryptography, and secure software development. This is a hands-on role collaborating with Cybersecurity, Engineering, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams. 
Responsibilities:
Blockchain & DLT Security 
  • Design and maintain security controls across enterprise digital assets environments. 
  • Conduct architecture reviews and threat modelling for digital assets technologies, applications, and integrations. 
  • Assess risks associated with the private & public digital asset networks, third- party platforms and associated risks. 
  • Evaluate consensus mechanisms, network communications, identity management, and trust boundaries. 
  • Identify vulnerabilities in blockchain protocols and node configurations; establish hardening baselines. 
Cryptography & Key Management 
  • Review key generation, storage, rotation, recovery, and revocation practices. 
  • Evaluate HSMs, cloud key management services and secure signing architectures. 
  • Protect private keys, digital signatures, certificates, and blockchain credentials. 
Application & Digital Assets Security 
  • Assess digital assets applications, APIs and supporting services. 
  • Partner with development teams on secure SDLC and CI/CD practices, code reviews, and remediation. 
  • Review IaC and applications authorization, business logic, and transaction integrity risks. 
  • Develop testing approaches for blockchain-based applications and integrate automated gates into CI/CD. 
Cloud & Infrastructure Security 
  • Secure workloads are deployed on AWS, Azure and other cloud platforms, as applicable. 
  • Assess security posture for Kubernetes, containers, network segmentation, IAM entitlements, secrets management, and infrastructure as code (IaC). 
  • Implement hardening, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring across environments. 
  • Review third-party digital assets infrastructure and service dependencies. 
Security Monitoring & Incident Response 
  • Develop detection and monitoring for digital assets infrastructure and applications; integrate telemetry with enterprise SIEM. 
  • Investigate suspicious activity, unauthorized access, and infrastructure anomalies. 
  • Support incident response playbooks and tabletop exercises involving distributed systems and cryptographic assets.
Security Governance & Risk Management 
  • Conduct technical risk assessments and support penetration testing. 
  • Prioritize findings and drive remediation with Engineering & business stakeholders. 
  • Maintain security standards, architecture documentation, and operating procedures. 
  • Support applicable financial services regulatory and applicable security frameworks’ requirements. 
Required Qualifications 
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience. 
  • 7+ years in security engineering, application security, cloud security, or related cybersecurity roles. 
  • Demonstrated experience securing digital assets, DLT or cryptographic systems. 
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, digital assets architecture, and cryptography. 
  • Hands-on AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, and infrastructure security experience. 
  • Experience in application/API security, secure coding, threat modelling, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing. 
  • Knowledge of key management, PKI, digital signatures, HSMs, or cloud KMS. 
  • Proficiency in Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, or a comparable language. 
  • Ability to communicate risk clearly and collaborate across technical teams. 
Preferred Qualifications 
  • Digital assets networks, Daml, or relevant enterprise security DLT experience. 
  • Experience securing participant nodes, digital assets services, and distributed applications. 
  • Digitized assets review and testing experience. 
  • Financial services or regulated-environment experience. 
  • Familiarity with SIEM solutions, security automation, and DevSecOps. 
  • Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, or AWS Security Specialty. 
We Bring:
  • Salary: $150,000 - $180,000CAD
  • Annual Bonus
  • PTO
  • Health, Dental, and Life Benefits
  • RRSP Matching
  • Abundant professional development opportunities at a growing and thriving alternative Finance company!
eCapital Culture:
At eCapital, we're not just a funding provider—we're a strategic partner built for what's next. Our culture is defined by innovation, scalability, and personalized service. We value:
  • Agility: We adapt quickly to changing market conditions and customer needs.
  • Relationships: We put our clients' needs at the center of everything we do, and we believe the best results come from diverse teams working together.
  • Accountability: We hold ourselves to the highest standards in all aspects of our work.
  • Innovation: We constantly push boundaries to create better solutions for our clients.
You’ll work in a dynamic environment where your contributions will support eCapital’s growth and the small and medium-sized businesses we serve. Join us in improving how businesses access and manage capital.
eCapital values diverse experiences and backgrounds. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
AI Statement
eCapital uses AI-enabled tools within our applicant tracking system to support resume screening by comparing qualifications to job requirements. Final hiring decisions and resume reviews are always conducted by our recruiters.
Vacancy Type: Addition

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience
  • 7+ years of experience in security engineering, application security, cloud security, or related cybersecurity roles
  • Experience securing digital assets, distributed ledger technology, or cryptographic systems
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, digital asset architecture, and cryptography
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, and infrastructure security
  • Experience with application and API security, secure coding, threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing
  • Knowledge of key management, PKI, digital signatures, HSMs, or cloud KMS
  • Proficiency in Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, or a comparable programming language
  • Ability to communicate risk clearly and collaborate across technical teams
  • Experience with digital asset networks, Daml, or enterprise security DLT
  • Experience securing participant nodes, digital asset services, and distributed applications
  • Digitized asset review and testing experience
  • Financial services or regulated-environment experience
  • Familiarity with SIEM solutions, security automation, and DevSecOps
  • CISSP, CSSLP, AWS Security Specialty, or relevant certification
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The Company
HQ: Aventura, FL
341 Employees
Year Founded: 1993

What We Do

We've built our organization on the notion that companies shouldn't have to jump through hoops to get funding. At eCapital, we get you the capital you need, when you need it. That way you can get back to doing great things. Whether that means purchasing new equipment, expanding your team or funding your next big project, eCapital shares your vision.

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