Senior Onchain Threat Investigator — Remote

Coinbase, Inc.; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision

401(k)

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Onchain Investigator to own end-to-end onchain investigations into threat actors targeting Coinbase and the crypto ecosystem.

You will cluster illicit wallets, fuse OSINT with onchain evidence, and turn findings into detections, blocks, and decisions that protect customers and products. This role leads investigation methodology for the team, not just individual cases.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of investigations including 3+ years investigating onchain illicit activity, cryptocurrency abuse, or blockchain intelligence.
• Deep knowledge of blockchain ecosystems and protocols, including tracing across chains, bridges, mixers, and laundering patterns.
• Proficient with Python or Go and SQL for data analysis, scripting, or tooling development in support of intelligence workflows and automation.

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

Investigation methods

Executive briefings

OSINT research

Generative AI usage

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Onchain Investigator to own end-to-end onchain investigations into threat actors targeting Coinbase and the crypto ecosystem.

You will cluster illicit wallets, fuse OSINT with onchain evidence, and turn findings into detections, blocks, and decisions that protect customers and products. This role leads investigation methodology for the team, not just individual cases.