Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer - Remote AI Defense

Coinbase, Inc.; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer to automate tracking of sophisticated cyber threats and deliver actionable intelligence to executives.

You'll influence cross-functional decisions, curate threat views in Vertex Synapse, and build strong relationships within intel communities, while handling high-volume requests and staying current on crypto security risks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in operational threat intelligence, incident response, security research, or cyber investigations.
• Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g., Python or Go) and SQL for data analysis, scripting, or tooling development.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical threat analysis into clear, actionable intelligence briefs for both technical and executive audiences.
• Track record of independently identifying high-priority threats, self-directing investigations, and building solutions with minimal oversight.
• OSINT research across a wide range of topics.
• Uses generative AI responsibly with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Automate the tracking and analysis of sophisticated cyber threats targeting Coinbase's customers, employees, products, and infrastructure.
• Influence decisions across the organization by reporting and presenting intelligence analysis to stakeholders, partners, and executives.
• Model and curate our shared view of the threat landscape within Vertex Synapse, our Threat Intelligence Platform, elevating analytic quality through peer review.
• Cultivate strategic relationships within Threat Intelligence communities to expand access to information and strengthen our trust network.
• Investigate and deliver on a high volume of intelligence requests by prioritizing, documenting, and reporting timely and accurate information.
• Serve as subject matter expert on the latest cyber threats and risks facing Coinbase, crypto, and the broader financial industry.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Python

SQL

OSINT

AI usage

Stakeholder comms

Tools

Vertex Synapse

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer to automate tracking of sophisticated cyber threats and deliver actionable intelligence to executives.

You'll influence cross-functional decisions, curate threat views in Vertex Synapse, and build strong relationships within intel communities, while handling high-volume requests and staying current on crypto security risks.