Associate Director, Security IT Administration

The posting, as Digital Asset wrote it

About Digital Asset & the Canton Network

Digital Asset builds the technologies that are reshaping the foundations of financial markets. Our mission is to create the world’s most trusted, privacy-enabled, and interoperable digital infrastructure for global finance.

At the heart of this mission is the Canton Network - the blockchain purpose-built for institutional finance. Uniquely combining privacy, compliance, and scalability, Canton enables real-time, secure settlement across multiple asset classes. Governed by the Canton Foundation with participation from leading financial institutions, it is the proven link between the promise of blockchain and the power of global finance.

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Zurich, Budapest, Hong Kong, and Sydney— we are on a mission to transform finance— and that transformation is now playing out rapidly on the Canton Network.

If you’re interested in playing a crucial role at the intersection of traditional and crypto-capital markets and want to help bring the next trillion dollars of finance on-chain, join us.

About the role

The Associate Director, Security IT Administration is responsible for the day-to-day operation, effectiveness, and continuous improvement of Digital Asset's corporate IT services and infrastructure. The role leads the Security IT Administration team and ensures the organization has secure, reliable, scalable, and cost-effective technology services to support its global workforce and business operations.

The Associate Director, Security IT Administration translates company and departmental priorities into clear IT goals, manages team capacity and priorities, and ensures high-quality delivery across end-user technology, SaaS applications, identity and access, networking, cloud infrastructure, and IT support.

The role maintains sufficient technical depth to make sound decisions, guide complex initiatives, and partner effectively with Engineering and Security. This leader is also expected to remain hands-on when appropriate, particularly in high-impact technical issues and projects, while primarily leading through the team and establishing an effective, scalable IT operating model.

Responsibilities

IT Team Leadership

• Leads, develops, and retains the Security IT Administration team, establishing clear responsibilities, goals, priorities, and performance expectations
• Manages/supports team capacity and workload to ensure resources are aligned with business priorities and operational needs
• Coaches and develops team members, providing regular feedback, performance management, and career development support
• Establishes a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Determines appropriate allocation of work across team members, automation, Enterprise Support, and external vendors
• Builds team capabilities and plans for future hiring as Digital Asset's technology environment and workforce gr

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Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience

The range below may vary if based outside the New York tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut). Base salaries are determined during our interview process, during which we assess the candidate's experience, skills, and capabilities against internal peers and the scope and responsibilities of the position.

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$180,000 — $210,000 USD

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At Digital Asset, we are committed to compensation structures that reward impact consistently across our global teams. We support our people at every stage of life with comprehensive, family-forward benefits and flexible working models designed to help you do your best work.

Benefits We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our team members. Health and insurance benefits vary by region to ensure local relevance and compliance, and may include medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Equal Opportunity Employer Digital Asset is an equal opportunity employer committed. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Employment Eligibility If and as required by applicable law, all persons hired to work at Digital Asset will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the location for which they have an offer to work and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification documents upon hire.

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