Senior Insider Threat Analyst

Coinbase Global, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Remote - USA

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Own end-to-end insider threat investigations, including triage, evidence collection, employee interviews, and stakeholder coordination, delivering clear risk assessments and actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Lead detection and analysis efforts by prioritizing and correlating alerts from insider threat technologies including SIEM, UBA, DLP, and endpoint detection systems to identify patterns and inform mitigation strategies.
• Partner cross-functionally with Security, Legal, HR, and business teams to design, implement, and refine scalable processes that reduce insider risk and close recurring control gaps across the organization.
• Shape the team’s analytical capabilities by refining alerting logic, developing automation opportunities, and mentoring junior analysts on investigative tradecraft, evidence handling, and stakeholder communication.
• Compose decision-ready briefs and risk assessments for senior leadership, translating complex technical and behavioral findings into concise, narrative-driven insights with clear next steps.
• Maintain rigorous adherence to legal, regulatory, and ethical frameworks governing insider threat programs while handling highly sensitive and confidential employee-related information.
• Utilize generative AI tools responsibly, ensuring human oversight to improve workflow efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness without compromising investigative integrity.
• Contribute to the global scaling of Coinbase’s insider threat program by aligning detection and response practices with evolving organizational needs and international compliance requirements.
• Participate in quarterly in-person working sessions ("surges") to collaborate intensively with cross-functional teams and strengthen operational cohesion.
• Maintain a high bar for operational excellence in a fast-paced, remote-first environment where uncompromising security and trust are foundational to Coinbase’s mission.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in insider threat, security investigations, counterintelligence, fraud detection, or a closely related discipline with deep hands-on expertise in SIEM, UBA, DLP, and endpoint detection technologies.
• Proven track record of independently leading complex, sensitive investigations involving employee matters, including evidence collection, interviewing techniques, and coordination with Legal, HR, and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to identify systemic control gaps and drive scaled improvements to insider threat detection and response processes, including refining alerting logic and recommending automation.
• Proven experience composing investigative briefs, risk assessments, and analytical products consumed by senior leadership, translating technical and behavioral findings into concise, decision-ready narratives.
• Working knowledge of legal, regulatory, and ethical frameworks governing insider threat programs and experience applying sound judgment with highly sensitive information.
• Ability to utilize generative AI responsibly with human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

🏖️ Benefits

• Base salary range of $167,280–$196,800 USD (excluding equity and bonus).
• Eligibility for equity compensation and bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plans.
• Quarterly in-person working sessions ("surges") for team collaboration and alignment.

Skills & Technologies

Senior

Remote

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About Coinbase Global, Inc.

Coinbase Global, Inc. operates a cryptocurrency exchange and digital asset platform enabling users to buy, sell, transfer and store cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and others. Founded in 2012, the company provides retail brokerage, custody, payment processing, and institutional trading services across more than 100 countries. It also offers a non-custodial wallet, blockchain infrastructure products and developer tools. The company is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the ticker COIN.

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