Cryptographic Key Ceremony Engineer - Madagascar
JOB DESCRIPTION Cryptographic Key Ceremony Engineer Information Technology |
Ref.: DIA-2026-IT-07 |
■ Location | ■ Seniority | ■ Estimated duration | ■ Contract |
Madagascar – Remote | Senior – 5 to 10 years | 2 months | To be confirmed |
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Our client, an international multi-entity group, is building a security-critical, privacy-first information system on its own on-premise infrastructure: hardened mobile and desktop applications, hardware-key authentication, legally isolated data for each group entity, and self-hosted finance and AI capabilities.
The programme is delivered by a senior, multi-disciplinary team working in two-week agile sprints, with compartmentalised access and a strong culture of security by design.
WORK ARRANGEMENT
This is a remote position: you will work from home, from Madagascar. No attendance at DI-Africa's offices is required.
THE ROLE
Prepare and run the production key ceremony: signing HSM initialisation, quorum set-up, geographically distributed key material and durable backups, with executives and a formal runbook.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
● Prepare ceremony scripts and the formal ceremony runbook.
● Initialise and configure the signing HSM and the master quorum.
● Organise the geographically distributed split of key material.
● Produce durable metal / Shamir backups.
● Run the ceremony with executive participants without ever retaining client secrets.
TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT
● Ceremony scripting, Bitcoin RPC.
● Signing HSMs, quorum schemes.
● Shamir / metal backups.
PROFILE
Location | ● Based in Madagascar, working remotely from home. |
Experience | ● Senior – 5 to 10 years of relevant professional experience. |
Required skills | ● Running key ceremonies with executives and a runbook. ● HSM handling with zero retention of client seeds. |
Nice to have | ● Previous custody ceremonies for family offices or banks. |
Languages | ● Professional English required; French is a plus. |
Ways of working | ● Work independently on software development tasks. ● Write clean, straightforward, efficient code that meets acceptance criteria and specifications. ● Cover code with unit, property and integration tests where applicable. ● Write code documentation. ● Willingness to handle hardware: YubiKeys, HSMs, air-gapped machines, phone flashing. ● Comfortable working with compartmentalised access. ● Proactive, requiring minimal supervision or mentoring. ● Proactive in identifying potential problems and implementing solutions. ● Efficient time management and respect of deadlines. ● Practical experience with agile software development methods. |
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À propos de DI-Africa
DI-Africa accompagne les groupes industriels, miniers, pétroliers et de services dans leurs recrutements en Afrique : portage salarial (EOR), recrutement & sourcing, paie & conformité, immigration & permis de travail, mobilité internationale, assurance santé.
Notre process de recrutement
- Candidature en ligne — accusé de réception sous 48 h.
- Entretien DI-Africa — échange avec un consultant recrutement.
- Entretien client — présentation de la short-list au client.
- Offre & intégration — nous vous accompagnons jusqu'à la prise de poste.
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