Data Systems Operations Lead (Web3)

TL;DR

Data Systems Operations Lead (Web3): Architecting and managing mission-critical operations for real-time distributed market data infrastructure with an accent on service management, automation, and incident response. Focus on ensuring 24/7 reliability for institutional-grade price feeds, driving data forensics, and bridging technical operations with institutional user requirements.

Location: Must be based in North America (Americas)

Company

hirify.global is a digital-first organization building institutional-grade data solutions for the DeFi space, including the Pyth Price Feeds infrastructure.

What you will do

• Own runtime requirements for Pyth Pro, including monitoring, provisioning, and risk metrics.
• Lead the investigation and implementation of automation to reduce operational toil and human error.
• Manage incident response, perform data forensics, and drive solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Establish and measure service targets to ensure high-quality, reliable data feeds.
• Bridge technical operations with institutional user needs, advocating for system improvements.
• Make high-stakes operational decisions and own projects from architecture to execution.

Requirements

• 5+ years in technical engineering operations, data systems engineering, or technical project management.
• Fluent English proficiency required.
• Proven track record running mission-critical distributed systems and managing on-call operations.
• Deep understanding of data systems and distributed infrastructure.
• Experience with financial markets, market data, or real-time systems.
• Background at tier-1 financial institutions, crypto exchanges, or infrastructure providers.

Nice to have

• Experience with cryptocurrency or blockchain infrastructure operations.
• Background in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering at scale.
• Knowledge of market data systems or oracle infrastructure.
• Experience in security or risk management.
• Proven success migrating institutional workflows to new systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with a globally distributed team.
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic DeFi startup environment.
• Focus on strategic system design over reactive firefighting.
• Collaborative culture bridging technical and business development talent.