Job Overview
Lead Digital Asset & Blockchain Operations Engineer — Saudi Arabia
Work Model: Remote (Aligned with KSA Working Hours)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Function: Blockchain Operations & Distributed Systems
Industry Category: Fintech — Digital Assets, Blockchain Infrastructure
Role Summary
The Lead Digital Asset & Blockchain Operations Engineer will be responsible for operational excellence, infrastructure reliability, and lifecycle governance of digital-asset systems deployed across distributed ledger environments within Saudi Arabia. The role requires expertise in blockchain node management, protocol operations, smart contract execution environments, and infrastructure scalability.
Key Responsibilities
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Manage node infrastructure, validator clusters, and ledger-state synchronization for public or private blockchain networks.
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Implement monitoring frameworks covering block finality, consensus health, propagation delays, and on-chain activity anomalies.
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Oversee smart contract deployment workflows and ensure safe, governed execution across controlled environments.
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Collaborate with engineering teams to maintain high availability, disaster recovery capabilities, and secure key-management protocols.
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Conduct operational risk assessments addressing consensus attacks, network-partition scenarios, and contract-level exposures.
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Develop operational runbooks and governance artifacts aligned with international digital-asset operations standards.
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Support performance engineering efforts including resource optimization, throughput benchmarking, and chain-upgrade procedures.
Required Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Distributed Computing, or related discipline.
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6+ years of experience in blockchain operations, digital asset infrastructure, or distributed systems engineering.
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Proficiency in node configuration, consensus-layer troubleshooting, and smart contract deployment environments.
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Familiarity with cryptographic primitives and secure key management.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience with EVM and non-EVM protocols.
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Knowledge of L2 rollups, interoperability protocols, or enterprise blockchain frameworks.
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Previous leadership in complex operational or production blockchain environments.
Core Competencies
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Distributed Systems Reliability
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Blockchain Protocol Operations
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Infrastructure Automation
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Operational Governance & Documentation
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Chain Security & Resilience Engineering
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