Senior Onchain Investigator - Remote Threat Intelligence

Coinbase, Inc.; Helena (MT); Remote; USD 180,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Onchain Investigator to own end-to-end onchain investigations and protect customers and products from illicit activity. The role clusters illicit wallets and turns findings into detections, blocks, and decisions that protect the ecosystem.

You will drive OSINT and onchain pipelines, lead investigation methodology, and collaborate with product, engineering, and risk teams to embed threat mitigation across the lifecycle, including executive briefings.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of investigations including 3+ years onchain activity.
• Deep knowledge of blockchain ecosystems and protocols.
• Proficient in Python or Go and SQL for data analysis.
• Track record of creating investigation methods or pipelines used by others.
• Experience translating complex technical analysis into actionable intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Own complex onchain investigations into threat actor infrastructure, scam networks, exploits, and related abuse targeting Coinbase and Base
• Drive clustering and attribution of illicit actors using blockchain analytics, OSINT, and internal data, then operationalize results into Vertex Synapse and downstream controls
• Build OSINT and onchain analysis pipelines, queries, and dashboards that automate detections and scale investigative capacity across the team
• Lead post-incident reviews and root cause analyses to identify gaps and recommend enhancements to controls, detection, and overall security posture
• Partner with product, engineering, and risk teams to embed threat and abuse mitigation strategies into the product development lifecycle from ideation to launch
• Lead new investigative techniques, teach them across Security, and brief executives with clear risk, impact, and recommended actions

Skills

Onchain investigations

Blockchain analytics

Python/Go

SQL for analysis

OSINT research

Investigation leadership

Executive briefings

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Onchain Investigator to own end-to-end onchain investigations and protect customers and products from illicit activity. The role clusters illicit wallets and turns findings into detections, blocks, and decisions that protect the ecosystem.

You will drive OSINT and onchain pipelines, lead investigation methodology, and collaborate with product, engineering, and risk teams to embed threat mitigation across the lifecycle, including executive briefings.