Validator Operations Engineer

Keep validators online and un‑slashable by running production validators across L1/L2s and a focused set of rollups. You’ll run K8s at scale, ship IaC, lead incidents, and write the tooling that makes production boring—while guarding keys, latencies, and SLOs like they matter (because they do). Run validators: deploy, upgrade, and tune EVM/Cosmos/Solana validators; manage client diversity; integrate MEV‑Boost/relays where relevant; keep latency & attestation/commit rates high. Protect keys & stake: implement secure remote signing, slashing protection, and audited change windows; test restores and failovers regularly. Automate everything: IaC modules, golden images, CI/CD, snapshot pipelines, state‑sync validation, replay/load harnesses. Operate K8s at scale: safe rollouts, HPA tuning, storage choices that won’t bite you; multi‑region capacity and budgets. Lead incidents (SEV0–2): isolate fast, roll forward/back, publish crisp RCAs, and ship the change that prevents a replay. Limited rollups support: stand up/upgrade sequencers & batchers, wire DA, manage contracts and params, and keep L1/L2 bridges healthy. Build signal, not noise: SLOs/error budgets, useful dashboards, alerts that only page when users hurt. Code where it counts: write/extend tools (snapshots, replay/load, state sync checks); occasionally patch client bugs that bite production and upstream when it’s worth it.