Position: CIO
Company: Kuna.io
Category: Lead
Experience required: 5y
English level: fluent
Published: 2022-10-01T00:00:00+03:00

We are looking for a strong CIO to build, manage and scale the tech team, architect and build a high load distributed system. To make our tech team agile, structured and bring all best practices in IT management. 5+ years of CIO/CTO experience in FinTech.

A group of fintech projects that builds and improves the world's infrastructure using blockchain technology. We are a new-generation cryptocurrency financial service that allows you to exchange, convert and make payments in both fiat and cryptocurrency. We have 500,000+ active users, are in the top 30 of Forbes Ukraine and have a staff of 80 people. Our products solve users' problems - we provide a simple migration between financial systems (traditional and crypto). Currently, there are 5 products in the company's portfolio.

**Company Mission**
To create a cryptocurrency financial infrastructure similar to fiat.

**Our plans as a company**
To make cryptocurrency alternative finance infrastructure.

**Role in the project**
We are looking for a strong CIO to build, manage and scale the tech team, architect and build a high load distributed system. To make our tech team agile, structured and bring all best practices in IT management.

**Why did the vacancy arise**
Company growth → Request to dev department  growth → Need to increase dev capacity and performance

**How to join our team?**
Excellent understanding IT business processes, SDLC, CI/CD, code architecture and have great proven manager skills.

**What technologies we use in our work now:**
Node js
Typescript
React + Mobx
Graphql
Postgresql/Redis
RabbitMQ/Kafka
Containerization (Docker, k8s)
More than 100 self-development packages
Distributed algorithm

**Tools which we use:**
Jira + Confluence
Slack + Telegram
G Suite

**To whom you interact with?**
Head of Product + CTO + tech team, DevOps team, BA, CISO, PMO, Business and Design teams.  

**Required skills:**
HUGE skill of software development with the understanding of Hi-Load; Transaction systems (OLTP) architecture;
5+ years of CIO/CTO experience in FinTech, strong management skills;
Successful implementation of ITIL or COBIT5 principles;
Excellent communication and leadership skills;
Experience with MySQL, Postgres, Redis or similar databases;
Experience in API development and implementation (with a focus on high load and security);
Extensive experience in scalable microservices in Node.js;
Experience with secure communications, infrastructure security, network security, and best practices of protecting data in the cloud;
Experience with the HTTP / HTTPS protocol;
Experience with WebSockets, RabbitMQ;
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes;
Experience with metrics / code checking tools;
Ability to write clear and concise documentation;
Team playing; independence and striving for growth;
Experience with incident management and building of BCP/DRP practice;
Implementation of monitoring tools such as ELK/Grafana; 
IT finance and budgeting experience;
Managing business requirements;

**Bonus skills:**
Blockchain protocols and technologies comprehension;
Microservice architecture.

**Responsibilities:**
Setting up and running global Technology Practices (ITIL/COBIT5/SAFE);
Design, lead, and manage with the respective leaders the following technology practices - Modern Data Engineering, Cloud, AI/ML, Crypto, Cybersecurity, UX/UI, Platforms etc;
Build technology practices around Kuna existing expertise and drive the creation new expertise with respective Center of Excellences;
Alignment of our technology practices across key verticals and domains
Cooperation with sales team on measurement, operational framework and tracking of our technology practices pre-sales and business development efforts;
Steer and drive the technology vision and strategy;
Ensure uptime and reliability of all infrastructure;
Build quality assurance and data protection processes;
Supervise system infrastructure to ensure functionality and efficiency;
Closely work with Business leaders to understand the business imperatives, business functions, application and technology landscape. Map out the architecture roadmap, technology capabilities and implementation plan;
Provide technical vision, strategy, and execute the long-term architectural direction. Perform analysis and make recommendations to senior leadership regarding product architecture and standards for adoption;
Develop a deep knowledge of our business & collaborate with stakeholders in building the system of collating business and functional requirements and translate requirements into technical specifications and architectures that are robust, scalable and supportable;
Ensure the preparation of a roadmap to modern application as such modular and cloud native architecture;
Management and mentoring of IT Department;
Review and manage associated business and IT risks;
Performance tracking, KPI management and analysis in collaboration with business teams;
Implementation of the entreprise model, which will help us to reduce bus factors;
Oversee over the stable and proactive working environment in the IT department.

**We offer:**
Opportunities for professional development and personal growth;
Compensation of educational activities: certifications, courses, conferences;
Flexible hours;
Brand-new equipment.

**What this job will do for you:**
We have a socially important project, and we want to solve universal problems with payments.
We are ready to give you all necessary knowledge and training, and we are open to use your knowledge and experience to achieve success. 
You can be completely autonomous in your work. We have a very flat organizational structure, which allows you to be your own boss, not coordinate your actions with three managers. 

**How is the company selected for this role?**
Stage 1: correspondence/interview with recruiter;
Stage 2: Interview with hiring manager (up to 1 hour);
Stage 3: Interview with C level;
Stage 4: Interview with behavioral psychologist.