Lead Cryptographic Software Engineer – Enterprise Architect

• Serve as a hands-on enterprise architect and principal software engineer for complex cryptographic, secrets-management, and platform-security initiatives
• Architect and personally build end-to-end software and platform solutions, producing working reference implementations
• Translate strategic goals into concrete technical plans and validate them by writing code, standing up prototypes, and operating them in real environments
• Design, implement, and integrate cryptographic and secrets-management capabilities into production systems
• Establish software engineering and secure-by-design standards, guardrails, and governance patterns
• Resolve ambiguous, cross-system technical problems through reusable architectures and measurable performance, reliability, and scalability improvements
• Apply expertise across distributed systems, APIs, data, infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, and applied cryptography
• Partner with senior technology leadership, product, architecture, and risk teams on domain strategy and roadmaps
• Provide cross-team technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring through code reviews, design sessions, pairing, and knowledge sharing
• Evaluate emerging technologies, cryptographic techniques, and relevant research through measurable prototypes
• Lead strategically important initiatives as an individual contributor, coordinating technical work across multiple teams with substantial autonomy

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in software development
• Deep knowledge of multiple programming languages, software architecture, and design principles
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle, testing, deployment, and security practices
• Demonstrable, ongoing record of hands-on coding
• Demonstrated enterprise-architecture experience where the candidate both defined and implemented the architecture
• Applied experience with cryptography and/or secrets management, including encryption services, key/certificate lifecycle, PKI, HSMs, or platforms such as Hashi Corp Vault
• Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures, microservices, container orchestration, and Dev Ops/CI-CD
• Hands-on experience with applied cryptography at scale, including key management systems, HSM integration, certificate automation, or non-human/machine-identity secrets
• Familiarity with regulatory and control frameworks relevant to financial services, such as SOX, GLBA, and PCI
• English language fluency required

Demonstrates expertise in enterprise architecture and software engineering, with a strong focus on cryptographic and secrets-management solutions. Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor teams, and implement secure-by-design standards in complex environments.

• Enterprise Architecture
• Applied Cryptography
• Cloud-Native Architectures
• Container Orchestration
• Dev Ops/CI-CD

• Software Development
• Programming Languages
• Software Architecture
• Design Principles
• Cryptography
• Secrets Management
• Key Management Systems
• HSM Integration
• Microservices
• Testing and Deployment

• Technical Leadership
• Coaching
• Mentoring
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving

• SOX
• GLBA
• PCI
• Financial Services

• Hashi Corp Vault
• Infrastructure-as-Code
• APIs
• Distributed Systems
• Certificate Automation