Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer — Remote-First Defender

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

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer to join its Threat Intelligence team within Security Operations. You will help protect billions in digital assets by turning signals into durable detections and actionable intelligence for risk-based decisions.

You will automate threat tracking, report to executives, and collaborate across the organization to elevate analytic quality. This role emphasizes responsible AI use, rapid investigations, and strong cross-functional partnerships.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in operational threat intelligence, incident response, security research, or cyber investigations.
• Proficient in Python or Go and SQL for data analysis and tooling development.
• Able to translate complex threat analysis into actionable intel for technical and executive audiences.
• Track record of autonomously identifying high-priority threats and driving investigations with minimal oversight.
• Strong OSINT research capabilities across a wide range of topics.
• Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to improve workflows, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Automate tracking and analysis of sophisticated cyber threats targeting Coinbase’s customers, employees, products, and infrastructure.
• Influence decisions by reporting and presenting intelligence analysis to stakeholders and executives.
• Model and curate the threat landscape within Vertex Synapse to elevate analytic quality through peer review.
• Cultivate strategic relationships within Threat Intelligence communities to expand access to information.
• Investigate and deliver on a high volume of intelligence requests with timely, accurate information.
• Serve as SME on the latest cyber threats and risks facing Coinbase and the crypto/financial industry.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Python

Go

SQL

OSINT

AI tooling

Tools

Vertex Synapse

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer to join its Threat Intelligence team within Security Operations. You will help protect billions in digital assets by turning signals into durable detections and actionable intelligence for risk-based decisions.

You will automate threat tracking, report to executives, and collaborate across the organization to elevate analytic quality. This role emphasizes responsible AI use, rapid investigations, and strong cross-functional partnerships.