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About this Insider Threat Analyst role at Coinbase

Coinbase · Remote · Remote - USA

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

You'll join the Insider Threat team within Coinbase's Security Operations organization as an Insider Threat Analyst. This team protects billions of dollars in digital assets and the trust of millions of customers by detecting, investigating, and mitigating threats from inside the organization. You'll serve as the front line for insider threat detection, triaging alerts, conducting investigations, and partnering cross-functionally with Security, Legal, HR, and business teams to safeguard Coinbase as it scales globally.

What you'll do:

  • Execute alert triage, correlation, and analysis across insider threat detection systems (SIEM, UBA, DLP, endpoint detection), prioritizing findings and escalating recommendations for investigation and mitigation.
  • Support investigations end to end, from initial triage and evidence collection through employee interviews and stakeholder coordination, delivering clear documentation of findings, risk assessment, and recommended next steps.
  • Partner with Security, Legal, HR, and business teams to design and execute processes that identify and mitigate insider risks, including abuse and misuse across company systems.
  • Build case documentation and investigative reports that translate complex technical findings into concise, decision-ready briefs and assessments for leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Drive improvements to insider threat detection by identifying recurring control gaps, refining alerting logic, and recommending scalable solutions that reduce insider risk across the organization.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • 2+ years of experience in insider threat, security operations, investigations, fraud detection, or a closely related discipline, with hands-on use of insider threat technologies (SIEM, UBA, DLP, endpoint detection) and log analysis.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting or supporting investigations involving sensitive employee matters, including evidence collection, interviewing techniques, and stakeholder coordination.
  • Proven ability to translate complex security problems into clear, actionable recommendations, including composing investigative briefs and assessments consumed by leadership.
  • Working knowledge of the insider threat landscape, including legal, regulatory, and ethical considerations of handling sensitive information, and experience with customer service tools or financial analysis.
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Position ID:  P77055

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Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)). 

 

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
$135,320$159,200 USD
  • Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
  • US Applicants: View Employee Rights, Know Your Rights, and E-Verify Notice of Participation.
  • Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial.
  • Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice. US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes.
  • AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation.  Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.
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About Coinbase

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.

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