Staff DevOps Engineer

We are hiring for one of our ecosystem projects - a MEV Powered Liquid Staking platform. This is a remote-first position—join our global team from anywhere in the world. Core team will be based in the US timezones The Role As their first DevOps hire, you'll have a unique opportunity to lay the groundwork for their infrastructure, define processes, and shape a culture of reliability and security. You'll work closely with their backend and smart contract teams to build scalable, high-availability systems that power their MEV-driven staking platform, supporting a growing global user base. Job Description Architect, deploy, and manage secure, scalable infrastructure to support a liquid staking platform with parallel execution capabilities. Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines, observability stacks, alerting systems, and incident response processes to ensure high-quality code delivery. Oversee bare-metal and cloud-based infrastructure, balancing performance, cost, and security for decentralized systems and blockchain nodes. Implement strong security measures, including access controls (SSO, 2FA, VPNs), endpoint protection, and intrusion detection across cloud and physical servers. Support mechanisms to minimize network spam and boost validator incentives through efficient block space allocation. Troubleshoot and optimize Linux-based systems, containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes), and blockchain node operations. Collaborate with our team and partners to ensure robust block production and incentive alignment across the network. Requirements 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering, with proficiency in at least one backend development language. Demonstrated ability to design and maintain scalable, high-availability infrastructure. Hands-on experience with bare-metal infrastructure—planning, provisioning, and managing physical servers. Strong expertise in cloud administration (e.g., AWS). Security-focused mindset with experience in access controls, endpoint security, intrusion detection, and attack vector monitoring. Proficiency in building CI/CD pipelines, observability tools, alerting systems, and incident management workflows. Extensive experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and Linux system administration (monitoring, troubleshooting, optimization). Familiarity with blockchain nodes and decentralized infrastructure. Nice to Haves Experience operating validator nodes at scale within a blockchain ecosystem. Expertise in networking stack optimizations for high-throughput transactions. Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible). Why Join?Be the first DevOps hire at a pioneering startup shaping the future of liquid staking and decentralized technology. Work remotely with a distributed team passionate about innovation and collaboration. Contribute to a platform enhanced by a strategic partnership, driving scalability and user adoption in the blockchain space. #LI-REMOTE Create a Job Alert Interested in building your career at Hyphen Connect Limited? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email. Apply for this job *First Name *Last Name *Email *Phone *Resume/CV *Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf LinkedIn Profile Website Notice Period *Current Annual Salary (with Currency) *Expected Annual Salary (with Currency) *Working Location *EMEA - Europe APAC - Asia Pacific LATIN - Latin America UAE Others Do you have any Web3 experience? * Select... Web3 Vertical Experience *Defi NFT Gamefi Infrastructure ZK Exchanges VC Chain DePin Accelerator Incubator Trading Asset Management Others Any personal experience in Web3 (e.g. side project, personal investment) if no professional experience. *#J-18808-Ljbffr