Senior Cyber Security Engineer

About us:

Avara builds innovative products leveraging blockchain technologies. Avara’s suite includes the Aave Protocol, along with the native stablecoin GHO, Lens, an open social network, and Family, a design-first mobile crypto wallet. Avara’s vision is to build a people-powered internet that benefits all.

Our culture:

Having cultivated a thriving, collaborative culture, our team is kind, welcoming and passionate about what we are building. We celebrate differences and seek to develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool from all over the world.

About the role:

We are looking for someone who can leverage their knowledge and insight to make an impact on Avara’s security posture. As a blended and agile ICT and security team, recommendations need to be both operational and architectural, meaning you build and own solutions. This role reports directly to the CISO.

How you can make an impact:

• Supporting our managed SIEM as the final point of escalations.


• Supporting user identity management and Single-sign on through our IDP.


• Securing the way in which employees use our various SaaS vendors.


• Securing user activity through the Google Workspace stack.


• Aiding Devops with securing our cloud and SDLC.


• Aiding in on and off boarding through the JLM (joiners, leavers, movers) process.


• Trial and architect new systems that we are thinking about adding to our infosec stack.


• Aid in Crisis management events.


• Architecting and supporting web3 security systems.

Let’s connect if:

• 5 years of experience as a senior cyber security


• Experience with cloud based architectures and securing them


• Experience working in start-ups / web3


• Experience in security operations and SIEM tools

Haven’t quite met all the criteria? Let’s not miss out on the chance to speak. Whilst you might not meet every single requirement, you might bring other, more exciting skills to the companies!

Equal opportunity statement:

Avara celebrates diversity and view each and every team member as a separate individual with their own unique identity. No matter your race, religion, gender, ethnicity, age, (dis)ability, sexual orientation or even the wallet you use, we welcome you at Avara.

As an equal opportunities employer, we take accountability and believe in everyone’s potential to build, create and inspire changes. With a mission to build a diverse workforce, we are proud to foster a working environment in which everyone can feel safe and valued for who they are.