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We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Director, Cryptography & Security Engineering  - Digital Asset Custody to join our Digital Asset Infrastructure team. This role is located in New York, NY.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Build secure, scalable infrastructure powering the future of institutional digital finance, focusing on cryptography, distributed systems, and next-generation transaction security.
• Collaborate closely with cryptographers to develop highly secure and resilient crypto and tokenized asset custody solutions.
• Implement and audit cryptographic code using secure coding practices in C/C++, Go, or Rust, ensuring resistance to security attacks such as side-channel attacks.
• Perform threat modeling, code reviews, and design tests to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities in cryptographic protocols and custody systems.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

• Expertise in secure software development and cryptography engineering, with hands-on experience in cryptographic protocols and secure coding practices.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++, Go, or Rust, and familiarity with cryptographic libraries like OpenSSL or MPC-specific libraries.
• Strong knowledge of hardware security features including Intel SGX, hardware security modules (HSMs), and trusted execution environments with remote attestation.
• Experience integrating with blockchain nodes/APIs, understanding blockchain transaction formats (e.g., Bitcoin UTXOs, Ethereum RLP), and building wallet backend systems.
• Solid skills in threat modeling, networking (sockets, RPC frameworks), concurrency control, secure storage, and cloud security best practices.
• Familiarity with containerization and secure deployment environments is a plus.
• 15+ years of experience in software development required; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus
• Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree is beneficial

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $250,000 and $300,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs. 

This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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