Security Specialist

Who Are We? Decentralized Masters is at the forefront of DeFi education globally. In just two years, we have grown from a pioneering pair of co‑founders to over 130 dedicated professionals. Today, we are recognized as one of the fastest‑growing enterprises in the sector, with industry insiders predicting our evolution into a unicorn company by 2030. Operating on a bootstrapped model, we are on track to achieve an impressive $50 million in revenue this year alone. Our Impact While our growth has been remarkable, we take even greater pride in the success of our clients. To date, we have empowered over 4,000 investors to break into the DeFi world. At Decentralized Masters, we don’t just offer education; we cultivate a powerhouse of knowledge combined with an engaging community, innovative technology, and a team of leading DeFi and blockchain experts. Our commitment is to deliver unparalleled resources designed for long‑term success in the world of DeFi and Web3, ensuring our members not only safeguard but also enhance their financial future. Our Vision Our goal is to create the largest and most influential DeFi ecosystem the world has ever seen, starting with becoming the gold standard in DeFi education. This vision is ambitious, transformative, and poised to change the landscape of digital finance. Are You Ready? What will you be doing? We are seeking a Security Specialist to develop, maintain, and continuously improve the security infrastructure across Decentralized Masters and our new SaaS venture. This role focuses on operational security, data protection, risk prevention, and proactive threat mitigation. You’ll work cross‑functionally with engineering, data protection, compliance, operations, and product teams to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our systems, data, and customer assets. This is a hands‑on role, ideal for someone who thrives in a fast‑moving, high‑ownership environment. Key Responsibilities Implement and manage SIEM, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, vulnerability scanners, and logging infrastructure. Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation with engineering teams. Oversee secure configuration baselines for infrastructure, servers, cloud accounts, and internal systems. Implement and enforce Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, tools, and controls to prevent unauthorized data transfers; perform detailed data flow mapping to understand how customer data moves across internal systems, SaaS apps, APIs, and third‑party integrations. Secure cloud environments (AWS preferred) including data at rest and in transit using encryption and cloud‑native security tools. Manage cloud access policies, network segmentation, secrets management, and continuous monitoring. Support compliance frameworks including GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and crypto‑specific security standards as required. Develop and maintain internal security policies, procedures, and security controls; partner with the Data Protection & Information Security Officer to ensure alignment across security, privacy, and data governance. Serve as the Access & Control Monitoring expert, managing IAM, RBAC policies, least‑privilege access, MFA, and anomaly detection systems; perform regular access reviews, privilege audits, and segregation‑of‑duty checks; maintain strong audit logging practices and monitoring of access behavior. Deliver training, simulations, and internal education to strengthen internal security awareness. Lead phishing simulation programs and social engineering prevention initiatives. Lead the incident response process: detection, escalation, containment, investigation, and post‑incident review. Maintain and improve the incident response playbook; run annual and quarterly tabletop exercises. Collaborate with engineering teams to embed secure‑by‑design practices into our SaaS products (bonus). Requirements 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, or security operations. Hands‑on experience with Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools and data classification frameworks. Strong data flow mapping expertise with the ability to trace data across systems, integrations, and APIs. Solid understanding of cloud security concepts, encryption, and cloud‑native security tools (AWS preferred). Expertise in IAM and Access Control Monitoring, including least‑privilege models, RBAC, MFA, and anomaly detection. Familiarity with audit logging, SIEM tools, vulnerability management, and endpoint security. Experience with incident response processes and playbooks. #J-18808-Ljbffr