Technical Analyst - Cryptography & Key Management Specialist

Dicetek LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dicetek LLC is seeking a key management expert to own private-key security and governance for their Digital Asset Custody platform in Abu Dhabi. Responsibilities include defining key procedures, managing signing controls, and ensuring compliance with security and regulatory standards.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in digital asset custody, a strong understanding of cryptographic controls, and hands-on experience with HSM and MPC architectures.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in institutional digital asset custody key management.
• Deep understanding of blockchain signing models, private-key cryptography, and transaction authorization.
• Hands-on experience with HSM and/or MPC-based custody architectures.
• Strong exposure to audits, regulators, and security governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain key generation, storage, rotation, backup, and recovery procedures.
• Configure and manage MPC and/or HSM quorum rules, approval workflows, and segregation of duties.
• Implement and enforce signing controls across custody transaction flows.
• Support security audits and regulatory reviews related to key management.

Skills

Applied cryptography in regulated financial environments

Custody key lifecycle governance

Strong security-by-design mindset

Institutional digital asset custody key management

Blockchain signing models understanding

HSM and/or MPC-based custody architectures

Tools

HSMs

MPC frameworks

Ripple Custody governance engine

Job description

Overview

Role Purpose: Own private-key security, signing controls, and end-to-end key lifecycle governance for the Digital Asset Custody platform. The role ensures institutional-grade cryptographic controls aligned with regulatory, audit, and security requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain key generation, storage, rotation, backup, and recovery procedures
• Configure and manage MPC and/or HSM quorum rules, approval workflows, and segregation of duties
• Implement and enforce signing controls across custody transaction flows
• Support security audits, penetration tests, and regulatory reviews related to key management
• Participate in incident response activities involving key compromise, recovery, or control failures
• Ensure cryptographic controls are embedded by design across custody operations

Core Competencies (Trading / Investments Equivalent)

• Applied cryptography in regulated financial environments
• Custody key lifecycle governance (institutional asset protection equivalent to trade authorization controls)
• Strong security-by-design mindset with operational and regulatory awareness

Technologies / Platforms (incl. shortlisted)

• HSMs (CloudHSM and/or on-premise HSM solutions)
• MPC frameworks for distributed key custody and signing
• Ripple Custody governance engine
• Supporting security, access control, and audit tooling

Skillset / Experience

• Proven experience in institutional digital asset custody key management
• Deep understanding of blockchain signing models, private-key cryptography, and transaction authorization
• Hands-on experience with HSM and/or MPC-based custody architectures
• Strong exposure to audits, regulators, and security governance processes
• Ability to work closely with security, compliance, product, and platform teams in a regulated environment