Join Coinbase as a Security Operations Specialist to defend against sophisticated attackers and enhance security for Web3 products.
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Requirements
- Experience
- 3+ years
Joblaze summary
In the role of Security Operations Specialist at Coinbase, the individual will focus on incident response and management, ensuring the security of digital assets against sophisticated threats. Key skills include hands-on experience in security operations, proficiency in scripting for automation, and familiarity with various cloud and container environments. This position is ideal for someone with at least three years of relevant experience who thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment. The role also involves collaboration across teams to enhance security measures for new Web3 product launches.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 11 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Coinbase's career page.
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Quick facts
- Is the Specialist, CSIRT role remote?
- It's hybrid — Coinbase expects some on-site time in Remote - India.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists INR 2,755,300–INR 2,755,300 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 3 years of relevant experience for this Specialist, CSIRT role.
- Where is the role based?
- Coinbase is hiring for this position in Remote - India.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Linux, Python, SIEM, Windows, bash, macOS.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Specialist, CSIRT role at Coinbase.
From the original posting
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.
As a Security Operations Specialist on the Security Operations team, you'll defend Coinbase and its customers against some of the most sophisticated attackers in the world. This team - spanning CDRE, Insider Threat, Blockops and Threat Intelligence - protects billions of dollars in digital assets while scaling security coverage for the next billion crypto users. You'll own frontline incident response, build detection and automation capabilities, and partner across the organization to keep Coinbase safe as it launches new Web3 products globally.
What you'll do:
- Own second-line triage and response for security alerts, leading incident management through resolution and driving post-incident improvements
- Build and maintain runbooks for repeatable response patterns, then define and implement automation to eliminate manual toil
- Partner with teams across Security Operations to develop monitoring strategies informed by attacker investigation findings
- Drive Security monitoring and incident response for emerging Web3 product launches
- Strengthen team capabilities by mentoring peers, sharing knowledge, and participating in 24/7 rotational coverage across time zones
Required Skills and Experience:
- 3+ years of hands-on security operations experience including incident response, alert triage, and network/host forensics across cloud, SaaS, and container environments
- Demonstrated ability to identify detection gaps and build coverage across diverse log sources (cloud platforms, SaaS applications, container orchestration, M&A integrations)
- Proficiency scripting automation workflows that reduce manual investigation and response time (Python, Bash, or equivalent)
- Working knowledge of networking fundamentals and operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS) sufficient to analyze host and network-level artifacts
- Experience working with SIEM platforms and threat intelligence tooling at scale, including tuning alerts and improving signal-to-noise ratios
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Position ID: P77687
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