Job Description
Job Title:  CTO - Blockchain Architect
Req Id:  101941
City:  Bengaluru
State/Province:  Karnataka
Posting Start Date:  10/9/25

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com. 
Job Description: 

Job Description

Blockchain Architect

Key Responsibilities:

1) Platform & Protocol Architecture

  • Own end-to-end architecture for stablecoin issuance, treasury, and lifecycle (mint/burn, reserves, redemptions, fee mechanics).
  • Select and justify chains/L2s (EVM, Cosmos SDK/IBC, Solana, enterprise/permissioned) and interoperability approaches (native deployment, IBC, cross-chain messaging/bridges).
  • Define smart contract patterns (upgradeability, access control, pausability, circuit breakers), token standards (ERC‑20/677/777/4626), and event schemas.

We’re looking for a hands-on Blockchain Architect to design and lead the build-out of our Stablecoin and Tokenization platform and crypto trading capabilities (CEX/DEX connectivity, liquidity, and settlement). You’ll drive protocol selection, smart contract architecture, wallet/custody strategy, interoperability, and integration with risk/compliance, treasury, and market infrastructure—delivering high security, regulatory alignment, and scale.

2) Stablecoin/Tokenization Design & Treasury

  • Design reserve backing model (fiat-backed with custodial attestation, crypto-collateralized, or hybrid) and proof-of-reserves/attestation workflows.
  • Integrate oracles (price, FX, interest rates) with anti‑manipulation controls (deviation thresholds, TWAPs, circuit breakers).
  • Build treasury operations: issuance/redemption flows, fees, rebalancing, settlement windows, liquidity waterfalls, reconciliation.

͏

  •  

) Trading, Liquidity & Market Connectivity

  • Architect connectivity to exchanges (CEX REST/WebSocket/FIX), DEXs (AMM/RFQ), and liquidity providers.
  • Design/guide Smart Order Routing (SOR), execution policies (VWAP/TWAP/IOC), slippage/latency thresholds, fee optimization, and gas-aware routing.
  • Define data pipelines for ticks, order books, trades; ensure market data integrity and replay/simulation environments.

4) Security, Custody & Key Management

  • Lead wallet architecture (hot/warm/cold segregation), MPC/HSM strategy, and key ceremonies with dual control and audit trails.
  • Mandate secure SDLC: threat modeling, formal verification targets, static/dynamic analysis, fuzzing, dependency provenance.
  • Own incident response plans: kill‑switches, circuit breakers, pause & recovery, and post‑mortem processes.

5) Compliance, Risk & Controls

  • Embed KYC/AML, sanctions screening (OFAC), Travel Rule flows, and transaction risk scoring (on-chain analytics).
  • Align with applicable frameworks (e.g., MiCA, FATF recommendations, local VASP regimes). Coordinate with Legal/Compliance on policy-as-code controls.
  • Design auditability (immutable logs, merkleized state proofs, attestations) and data retention.

 

͏

  •  

6) Interoperability & Bridges

  • Evaluate IBC, generalized messaging (e.g., LayerZero), and bridge options (trust assumptions, validator sets, light client models).
  • Define patterns for cross-chain mints/burns, canonical token mapping, replay protection, and exit/rollback strategies.

7) Reliability, Observability & DevOps

  • Establish SLOs/SLIs (issuance latency, confirmation finality, reconciliation accuracy).
  • Set up observability (metrics, logs, traces, on-chain event monitors, MEV/sandwich detection).
  • CI/CD for contracts and infra, env promotion (dev/test/stage/mainnet), canary releases, infra as code (Terraform).

8) Leadership & Collaboration

  • Partner with Product, Treasury, Compliance, Security, and Trading to roadmap delivery.
  • Mentor engineers on smart contracts, cryptography basics, and blockchain performance trade-offs.

Vendor/platform evaluation & build-vs-buy decisions.

͏

Qualifications:

  • 12–15+ years in software engineering with 4–6+ years building blockchain systems at scale.
  • Hands-on smart contracts in Solidity (EVM) and/or Rust (Cosmos SDK/Solana); deep knowledge of token standards, proxies, and upgrade patterns.
  • Proven architecture of stablecoin/tokenization components (issuance, reserves, oracles, attestation) or trading systems (exchange connectivity, SOR, market data).
  • Strong grasp of custody/MPC/HSM, wallet segregation, and key lifecycle management.
  • Security-first mindset: threat modeling, audits, formal methods/fuzzing exposure.
  • Experience with cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), containerization, infra as code, and event/data pipelines (Kafka/PubSub).
  • Practical knowledge of KYC/AML/Travel Rule, sanctions screening, and blockchain analytics tooling.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with interoperability (IBC, Axelar, Wormhole, LayerZero) and rollups (OP Stack, Arbitrum, zk).
  • Knowledge of market microstructure, MEV dynamics, gas strategies, simulation/backtesting.
  • Payment rails, on/off-ramps, fiat treasury ops, reconciliation with ledgers/ERP.
  • Certifications: CFA/FMI (for treasury), CAMS, CISM/CISSP, CKA, or Ethereum Developer credentials.

 

 

Reinvent your world. We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA - as the world around us changes, so do we. Join a business powered by purpose and a place that empowers you to design your own reinvention. Come to Wipro. Realize your ambitions. 

Applications from people with disabilities are explicitly welcome. 
Information at a Glance

Get Job Alerts

Receive notifications when we have open roles and get other relevant career news


Register >
 

Join Us

Explore open roles that match your interests and skills


Search Jobs >
 

If you encounter any suspicious mail, advertisements, or persons who offer jobs at Wipro, please email us at helpdesk.recruitment@wipro.com. Do not email your resume to this ID as it is not monitored for resumes and career applications.

Any complaints or concerns regarding unethical/unfair hiring practices should be directed to our Ombuds Group at ombuds.person@wipro.com.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, caste, creed, religion, gender, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, political orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Wipro is committed to creating an accessible, supportive, and inclusive workplace. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to all applicants including persons with disabilities, throughout the recruitment and selection process. Accommodations must be communicated in advance of the application, where possible, and will be reviewed on an individual basis. Wipro provides equal opportunities to all and values diversity.