IT Department Lead, REMOTE
- Proven experience leading and scaling IT / infrastructure / platform engineering teams (5+ years in a management role).
- Strong background in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and DevOps/SRE practices.
- Strategic thinking with the ability to co-define and execute on technical roadmaps.
- Hands-on understanding of infrastructure security, IAM, and FinOps disciplines.
- Experience translating compliance and audit requirements (e.g. SOC2, ISO 27001, or sector-specific frameworks) into operational controls.
- Comfort owning or governing internal AI tooling and agentic workflows, with a security-first mindset.
- Excellent people management skills: hiring, mentoring, career development, and performance management.
- Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to C-level stakeholders and non-technical audiences.
- Practical experience with security incident response and threat modelling, ideally including supply-chain and adversarial/state-actor scenarios.
- Comfortable operating in a fully remote, async-first, globally distributed environment.
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, able to juggle multiple initiatives and stakeholders simultaneously.
Nice to Haves:
- Experience in the blockchain / Web3 / crypto ecosystem.
- Familiarity with multi-cloud and hybrid architectures (AWS, OVH) at scale.
- Experience running ****self-hosted / sovereign infrastructure (e.g. self-hosted identity providers, internal platforms) over off-the-shelf SaaS.
- Background in productising internal platforms (PaaS / IaaS offerings) or spinning internal tools into standalone products.
- Hands-on experience with FinOps tooling and large-scale cost optimisation.
- Track record building or governing AI/ML and agent infrastructure.
About Nethermind:
Nethermind builds and secures core Ethereum infrastructure. We develop the Nethermind execution client, contribute to network upgrades, and deliver protocol-level work across rollups, zero-knowledge systems, and cross-chain architecture. Our security team audits smart contracts, ZK circuits, and off-chain components, with formal verification capabilities for critical systems.
We maintain deep expertise across the full stack—from client optimization to open-source tooling—backed by continuous contributions to Ethereum's evolution. As blockchain intersects with AI, we're developing hardware that anchors digital identity in verifiable biometrics with cryptographic privacy guarantees
The Role:
We're looking for a seasoned IT leader to take ownership of Nethermind's entire Internal IT Department: spanning Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Security, IAM, and FinOps.
This role owns the internal/corporate technology estate that the whole company runs on: developer platform, identity, security posture, and infrastructure spend. It sits alongside (and is distinct from) our client-facing blockchain infrastructure operations, though you'll partner closely with those teams.
You'll report directly to the CIO and serve as the central point of coordination for everything internal infrastructure. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll manage people, drive strategy, break down silos between DevOps and the wider organisation, and be the go-to person for C-level and group leads on infrastructure matters. If you thrive at the intersection of people management, technical excellence, and cross-functional communication and you're excited about shaping how a 50+ country, fully remote Web3 company operates - we'd love to hear from you.
What We Offer/ Benefits
- Flexible Work Options: Remote-first culture with the opportunity to work from anywhere.
- Global and Diverse Workforce: You'll work with people from various backgrounds and cultures.
- Learning and Development: You'll work on innovative, challenging projects and have access to experts and mentors to enhance your skills.
- Career Growth: Access to training, mentorship, and opportunities to contribute to open-source initiatives.
- Global Events and Conferences: Opportunities to attend the industry events.
- Collaborative and Innovative Culture: We foster teamwork and encourage new ideas.
- Unlimited Time Off: Enjoy the freedom to structure your working hours in a way that suits you best, with the flexibility to take unpaid time off whenever needed to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- Equity participation allowing you to benefit directly from the company's success.
Our Commitment to Diversity
At Nethermind, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. We believe a variety of perspectives drives innovation and leads to better solutions for the blockchain community.
Important Notice for Candidates
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