Lead Security Analyst, CSIRT

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At Coinbase, our mission is to, and we couldn’t do this without hiring the best people
We’re a group of hard-working overachievers who are deeply focused on building the future of finance and Web3 for our users across the globe, whether they’re trading, storing, staking or using crypto
Know those people who always lead the group project? That’s us

There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team
First, we look for candidates who will thrive in a like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, and disrupt ourselves
Second, we expect all employees to commit to our to our work
Finally, we seek people who are excited to learn about and live crypto, because those are the folks who enjoy the intense moments in our sprint and recharge work culture
We’re a remote-first company looking to hire the absolute best talent all over the world

Ready to #LiveCrypto? Who you are:

  • You’ve got positive energy
    You’re optimistic about the future and determined to get there
     
  • You’re never tired of learning
    You want to be a pro in bleeding edge tech like DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Web 3
    0
     
  • You appreciate direct communication
    You’re both an active communicator and an eager listener – because let’s face it, you can’t have one without the other
    You’re cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow
  • You can pivot on the fly
    Crypto is constantly evolving, so our priorities do, too
    What you worked on last month may not be what you work on today, and that excites you
    You’re not looking for a boring job
  • You have a “can do” attitude
    Our teams create high-quality work on quick timelines
    Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission
  • You want to be part of a winning team
    We’re stronger together, and you’re a person who embraces being pushed out of your comfort zone

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
  • You’ll also refine our alerting rules to improve our signal/noise ratio, because no one wants to be a button-pusher or SOC monkey
  • 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
  • You’ll partner with Trust & Safety and Threat Intelligence on some of our attacker investigations to build TTP profiles
  • You’ll be part of a light on-call rotation with counterparts in multiple time zones
  • You’ll lead a culture of excellence by mentoring peers and share 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, phishkit/malware analysis, investigating account compromises, etc) for a while now, probably in the realm of 10+ years
  • You don’t just reflexively open up a Jupyter Notebook during an investigation, you’ve actually got favorite Jupyter Notebooks you’ve built up over the years, because you like backing up your conclusions with data, and you like automating things
  • You are good in understanding and analyzing multitude of artifacts across network and host level
  • 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
  • Pressure doesn’t get to you, even in high intensity situations or environments

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 and writing alert rules in Python and running queries in SQL/Snowflake
  • You’ve good understanding of Cloud and SaaS technologies 
  • You are good in analyzing data at scale and perform investigations to identify adversary behavior
  • You’ve got some experience with OSINT and threat hunting
  • You‘ve got some experience doing incident response in the cloud
  • You’d prefer if everyone just settled on using the ATT&CK framework already
  • You have got experience in analyzing attacker methodologies and build detections that will enhance the existing security posture 

Position ID: P30148

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