Digital Asset Operations Specialist is a hands on operational role. The position focuses on first line ICT and outsourced activities.
The role provides support for outsourcing governance and 1LoD ICT requirements, ensuring high quality operations and adherence to regulatory expectations under MiCA/CASP and DORA.
Digital Asset ICT Specialist
Key Responsibilities
ICT Support
1. Operate and maintain ICT infrastructure, systems, and applications.
2. Ensure availability, performance, and resilience of ICT services supporting critical or important functions.
3. Manage day-to-day IT service delivery and coordination with external ICT service providers.
4. Support the monitoring of ICT risks, logging issues relating to:
- Access rights
- ICT incidents
- Vulnerability/cyber alerts
5. Assist in maintaining ICT governance documentation for DAC related systems.
6. Contribute to testing activities, ICT change reviews and evidence collection.
7. Work with Technology and Risk partners to ensure operational processes align with ICT controls.
security
8. Operate cyber security and information security controls across systems and networks.
9. Enforce access control, authentication, monitoring and logging mechanisms
10. Support vulnerability management and cyber incident detection and response
Management
11. Act as First Line owner for HSM operations, including cryptographic key generation, storage, and signing.
12. Ensure HSMs are operated in line with approved security architecture, cryptographic standards, and access controls.
13. Enforce dual control / quorum based administration and segregation of duties.
14. Coordinate HSM vendor support, maintenance, upgrades, and lifecycle changes through formal change management.
4. Escalation Support
15. Act as the first level escalation point for operational incidents, including:
16. Reconciliation breaks
17. Platform or system disruptions
18. Issues raised by GBS hubs or our providers
19. Conduct preliminary impact assessments and escalate appropriately to senior team members.
20. Assist in documenting incidents and providing supporting data for further investigation.
5. Outsourcing Support and DoRA Alignment
21. Maintain accurate records of outsourced operational tasks
22. Assist in preparing data for outsourcing notifications, assessments and reviews.
23. Support SLA and KPI tracking, noting deviations and raising concerns where needed.
24. Maintain inventories and documentation required for CSSF/Group outsourcing governance.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
25. EXPERIENCE in IT operations and cyber security within regulated financial services
26. Practical EXPERIENCE with HSMs or enterprise cryptographic platforms
27. Digital assets knowledge
28. Understanding of DORA and Three Lines of Defence governance
Desirable
29. Familiarity with CSSF ICT and outsourcing expectations
30. EXPERIENCE with FIPS validated cryptographic environments
Location
Luxembourg, Belgium
Rate/Salary
- EUR Daily
Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands.