Security Analyst, CSIRT

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.

Security Operations Team

Security is a primary competency at Coinbase, and the Security Operations team keeps a watchful eye over every aspect of it. Every day, we go to battle against some of the most sophisticated attackers in the world to protect billions of dollars worth of digital assets and ensure that our customers and employees can enjoy a safe, trusted experience. As Coinbase scales globally, our team is scaling along with it, using a blend of tooling, automation, and strategic team growth to ensure that we’re well-equipped to protect the next billion users of crypto.

What you’ll be doing:

The Security Operations group is a multi-functional organization that includes our CSIRT, Trust & Safety, Insider Threat, and Threat Intelligence. While no two days will end up looking the same, generally-speaking you’ll be responsible for the following things:

• You’ll serve as the first line of response when a security alert needs to be triaged, and lead the incident response/ management as needed.
• If something happens twice, you’ll write a runbook for it. If it happens three times, you’ll figure out a way to automate that runbook and clearly define the requirement for automation.
• You’ll partner with teams across SecOps on some of our attacker investigations to build effective monitoring strategies
• You’ll have a clear communication strategy and be able to assist with Coinbase emerging Web3 launches around the lines of Incident Response and Threat Detection.
• This role requires you to be part of the 24/7 team on a rotational basis with counterparts in multiple time zones.
• You’ll lead a culture of excellence by mentoring peers and sharing knowledge.
• You’ll collaborate with cross functional teams like engineering, product development, compliance to ensure timely Incident Response.

What we look for in you:

Some security teams have strict requirements about certifications, degrees, years of experience, and things like that. Not us! We’re more interested in the unique perspectives and expertise you’ll bring to the team, rather than the acronyms on your resume. However, you’ll be much more likely to be successful in this role if these bullet points seem like a good description of you:

• You’ve been doing practical security things (incident response, alert triaging, investigating and performing network/host forensics) for a while now, probably in the realm of 3+ years.
• You understand the fundamentals of networking and operating systems (Windows, Linux, MAC).
• You have got a knack for identifying threats and measuring coverage / visibility across a vast amount of log sources - Cloud, SaaS, Container Environment, MnAs log sources.
• You are good in understanding and analyzing multitude of artifacts across network and host level
• You consider “Automation as a Force Multiplier”, you prefer spending time in building automation so you don’t have to do manual work tasks.
• You frequently get praise from your peers and coworkers about your communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Your high degree of empathy means that your coworkers trust you to help solve their security problems, because you never come across as judgmental or condescending.

Nice to haves:

• You would bring a diverse perspective to the team: for example,  maybe you took an unconventional route to get into your current security career.
• You’ve got a passing familiarity with blockchains and cryptocurrency, or at least a good story about how you thought about investing in Bitcoin in 2014 but decided not to.
• You’re comfortable doing some basic scripting if demand arises
• You are good at reviewing alerts at scale, adhering to processes / runbooks and suggest improvements to facilitate cross team collaboration 
• You’ve got some experience with handling alerts from multiple security platforms (SIEM, Threat Intel to name a few)
• You‘ve got some experience doing initial triage and response in the cloud based environments

P60799

#LI-Remote

Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).

Pay Range:₹2,675,000—₹2,675,000 INR

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.  For US applicants, you may view the Know Your Rights notice here.  Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. 

Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations[at]coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.  For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).

Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants

Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. For US applicants only, by submitting your application you are agreeing to arbitration of disputes as outlined here.