Senior Network Engineer - APAC
KrakenJapanPosted 7 April 2026
Job Description
Senior Network Engineer - APAC
BUILDING THE FUTURE OF CRYPTO
Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.
What makes us different?
Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.
Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture https://www.kraken.com/culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here https://support.kraken.com/hc/en-us/articles/226090548-How-to-create-an-account-on-Kraken.
As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security https://blog.kraken.com/crypto-education/security-at-kraken, crypto education https://blog.kraken.com/category/crypto-education, and world-class client support https://blog.kraken.com/crypto-education/support-at-kraken through our products like Kraken Pro https://pro.kraken.com/, Desktop https://www.kraken.com/desktop, Wallet https://www.kraken.com/wallet, and Kraken Futures https://www.kraken.com/features/futures.
Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!
PROOF OF WORK
THE TEAM
If you thrive in a challenging, fun and fast-paced environment, the Network Engineer role within Core Infrastructure Engineering at Kraken is for you! Not only is this role a strategic position that is critical to the continuing success of Kraken, but you will be joining a highly dedicated team that is responsible for managing the entire network infrastructure for one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. We are looking for a dynamic and innovative self-starter with the ability to think “outside of the box” to solve complex problems in a sustainable way.
THE OPPORTUNITY
- Implement and evolve enterprise network access controls
- Manage and deploy "infrastructure as code" at scale
- Contribute to the design, implementation, management, and defense of a “zero trust”, defense-in-depth network
- Write good quality policies, procedures, and technical documentation
- Coordinate with internal development teams and other stakeholders to ensure network security principles are "built-in" from the beginning
- Work with Engineering and IT Security teams to ensure that product features are securely deployed and monitored
- Monitor and maintain all physical infrastructure (network, security, and compute), cloud data center environments, remote office locations, and respond to critical network problems to maximize service uptime
- Mentor and evangelize security practices through cross-functional work with internal stakeholders and teams
SKILLS YOU SHOULD HODL
- 4+ years of network engineering background including offensive/defensive security
- Deep experience in public (AWS or Azure or Google), private and/or hybrid cloud infrastructure
- Experience of network automation tools (e.g. Nornir, Napalm, Terraform, Ansible)
- Experience in managing and deploying Infrastructure as Code
- Experience with network security management tools and techniques
- Familiarity with security testing tools (performance and threat-based)
- Proficient in network and security design, implementation, and administration leveraging industry standard platforms from vendors such as: Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, Juniper, and Aruba
- Experience with Switching (Capacity Planning & VLAN’s), Routing (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, ECMP, PBF), WAN Technologies (MPL ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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