Validator Infrastructure Engineer

About Certora

Certora is the security assurance partner trusted by the most advanced teams in Web3. Founded in 2018 by pioneers in programming languages and formal methods, Certora helps leading protocols like Lido, Aave, Uniswap, and Compound secure billions in value with confidence.

But we’re not just another auditor. We’re a full-stack security assurance platform, combining best-in-class formal verification tools with expert advisory services, delivered on time and with zero compromise. Whether you’re launching a new protocol, upgrading core infrastructure, or securing a DeFi primitive, Certora doesn’t just look for vulnerabilities. We help platforms prove correctness, accelerate development speed, and embed safety into their design from day one.

Our services include:

- Proven, scalable tooling for checking real deployed code

- A deep partnership model with on-demand support

- Fast, responsive execution that helps companies go-to-market faster

For us, security isn’t a checklist, it’s a continuous process. Certora is the most comprehensive and trusted security firm to ensure a platform is protected, even under adversarial conditions.

From testnet to mainnet, we’re with you.

About the Role

Certora is looking for a Validator Infrastructure Engineer to own, operate, and expand our validator infrastructure across current and future blockchain networks.

This is a hands-on infrastructure role focused on validator operations, Linux systems, reliability, performance, monitoring, and security hardening. The role includes maintaining existing validator environments, leading the deployment of new validators, and driving infrastructure decisions around hardware, hosting, networking, latency, observability, and resilience.

In parallel, this role contributes to broader infrastructure work across cloud environments, internal systems, and security-focused operational initiatives.

High availability is critical, and the role requires flexible availability in the event of unscheduled maintenance, production issues or service degradation.

Key Responsibilities

Own the operation, maintenance, and reliability of existing validator infrastructure

Lead the deployment of new validators across additional blockchain networks

Evaluate and optimize hardware, hosting providers, geographic placement, bandwidth, and latency

Operate and improve bare metal validator environments with a strong focus on uptime, stability, and performance

Design and maintain monitoring, alerting, and operational automation

Troubleshoot incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and drive remediation

Manage upgrades, patching, configuration changes, and ongoing infrastructure improvements

Apply hardening and secure configuration practices across validator and infrastructure environments

Support infrastructure engineering work across AWS, internal cloud environments, and Linux-based systems

Contribute to internal infrastructure and selected security-related operational projects

Mandatory Requirements

Strong hands-on Linux administration and troubleshooting skills

Proven experience operating production infrastructure in high-availability environments

Experience with blockchain validators or similar distributed node infrastructure; Exposure to data analysis: able to query data, build basic dashboards, and interpret metrics to inform decisions from requirements through optimization.

Strong understanding of bare metal environments, hosting providers, and infrastructure performance considerations

Good understanding of networking, latency, routing, and reliability considerations in distributed systems

Experience with monitoring, alerting, incident handling, and operational troubleshooting in production systems

Experience with scripting and automation, including Bash and Python (fluent in at least one programming language), automation, and infrastructure operations

Familiarity with AWS and infrastructure design in cloud environments

Strong security mindset, including hardening, access control, and secure configuration practices

Ability to work independently and take full ownership of systems and projects

Strong Advantage

Hands-on experience operating Solana or Sui validators

Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools

Experience selecting and optimizing hardware and hosting environments for performance-sensitive systems

Experience supporting internal infrastructure and security-related operational work

Who You Are

Hands-on, practical, and highly reliable

Strong in Linux and production infrastructure

Comfortable troubleshooting complex issues under pressure

Able to make sound technical tradeoffs across performance, cost, availability, and security

Independent, accountable, and clear in communication

Comfortable working across both Web3 infrastructure and broader internal systems

Certora People

We are Customer Centric, when we commit, the customer knows we will deliver in a quality and timely manner.

We Move Fast - we’re looking for people with a bias for action and a sense of urgency to achieve quick results while we also Break Nothing – we have high-quality standards, we are looking for people who are professional and hold themselves accountable.

We win as a Team – our teams are distributed around the world. We understand our individual roles and commit to the team's goals.

We have a positive “can do” attitude. We support each other and are encouraged to ask for help and collaborate. We enable people to grow by clarifying expectations and giving candid feedback and on-the-job development opportunities. We welcome collaboration both internally and externally for outstanding delivery.

We are Pioneers in DeFi security and FV experts - we are one of the best companies to help developers and security researchers secure Web3 but we’re humble and always eager to learn more.

Why join Certora?

Certora provides you a wonderful opportunity to:

Work on cutting-edge technology and challenging problems at the forefront of Web3 applications and technologies

Contribute to unique formal verification technology, the leading way to ensure the behavior of any type of software

Experience a friendly creative start-up environment with top talent in the domain

Work in a fast-paced and supportive culture: we move fast and break nothing!

Enjoy flexible work (remote / hybrid)

Get competitive compensation & benefits