HSM & Cryptography Engineer/Cryptographic Security Manager

ABOUT HEX TRUST

Hex Trust is Asia’s leading provider of digital asset custody solutions for Banks & Financial Institutions, using leading-edge Blockchain technology. Led by innovators from the financial services industry, Hex Trust has built a proprietary platform that delivers a new way for financial institutions, asset managers, and corporations to safely and efficiently operate in the Blockchain ecosystem. Institutional adoption of digital assets and DeFi requires a fundamental shift in the way banks and financial institutions operate. Hex Trust is the link that connects the traditional financial world to the digital assets ecosystem.

POSITION OBJECTIVE

Hex Trust Information Security Team is looking for a highly skilled and motivated Cryptographic Security Manager to run the Cryptographic enterprise services. The role will play a critical and integral part in the research & development as well as the management and maintenance of Hex Trust’s cryptographic protocols in its enterprise offerings.

As the Cryptographic Security Manager, you will be responsible for ongoing maintenance, rotation, and refreshing Hex Trust cryptographic key and roots of trust. The candidate must be proficient in Public/Private key encryption, digital signature, HSM, and MPC. You should be experienced in managing internal Certificate Authorities, including managing AirGapped networks CA’s, using a range of tools over multiple protocols like Link or MACSec, IPSEC, TLS, SSL, and PGP, for management of the data transmissions, network connections, code and image signing certificates, smart cards (PIV) and SSL Certificates.

As part of the Information Security Team, your experience will be the primary consideration to validate conceptual and new projects that require cryptographic challenges through our HSMs and or MPC solutions.

Your expertise will be invaluable to the continued success of Hex Trust and its enterprise offerings.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the Cryptographic Material Custodian function
  • Manage the life cycle of all cryptographic material such as keys, secured envelopes, key parts, safes, HSM, etc., via compliant generation, loading, renewal or decommissioning processes, for Worldline or external customers.
  • Public/Private key encryption and digital signature (elliptic curve)
  • Design, develop, integrate and evaluate cryptographic protocol tools, products and frameworks around PKCS, JCE and CSP/KSP
  • Troubleshooting cryptographic anomalies and issues

• Drive the above Key Management (key/certificate request/key token generation) in a framework driven approach, to ensure compliance to regulators and internal audit.
• Coordinate & plan Key Ceremonies with all needed actors such as HSM administrators, key custodians, customers
• Manage and maintain Trusted Root stores (CA Authority)
• Deliver the required evidences to different type of audits (internal and external) concerning key management
• Consult internal and external clients on changes and implementations regarding Key & HSM management.
• Manage and maintain environment for preparing Key Ceremonies
• Provide subject matter expertise to research current and new cryptography concepts and tools and its application into the Digital asset DeFi space.
• Code reviews of cryptographic implementation of Hex Trust’s internal systems

Requirements

• You will have experience in Regulated environments, Government or Military with administration/management activities with HSM(s) or MPC technology.
• Relevant certification in any security domain such as Communications and Network Security, Security Architecture, IAM, Security Testing or Security Operations.
• Certification with any major HSM technology would be seen as an advantage but not mandatory.

Benefits

WHY HEX TRUST?

Make a difference and get yourself noticed in a rapidly growing company, providing multiple opportunities for career and personal development. We are a dynamic, multi-cultural team of smart, motivated people based in brand new offices in the heart of Hong Kong’s Central business district. We’ll give you tough challenges, while offering rewarding results to match, as well as regular team and social events and flexible working arrangements when needed.

• Diverse and inclusive team: A diverse and international team who come from over 15 countries with diversity of both thought and background on a mission to disrupt the digital asset industry. We support each other and take pride in our achievements. We attract talent from well known global multinational companies and institutions.
• Ownership & learning-curve: Opportunity to make an active contribution to the growth story of one of the leading disruptors in the FinTech industry.
• Communication: We treat our staff like owners by being open, transparent, and providing regular communication about our direction and progress. We provide regular insight into decision making, strategy, and corporate-wide objectives and key results progress so that each of our employees is aligned and empowered. And we constantly strive to improve how we can communicate more effectively.
• Office: We offer both the flexibility to work remotely or to work in style and comfort from our modern offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam and Dubai.

Please send CV, salary expectation, and expression of interest to careers@hextrust.com.

Hex Trust is an equal opportunity employer devoted to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.