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 asse
- 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
- t infrastructure, or blockchain-based settlement solutions in regulated environments
- 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
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