Senior Security Engineer, Cloud Security

Senior Security Engineer

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of? At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system. To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems. Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be. While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

Coinbase Cloud Security (CloudSec) is looking for a Senior Security Engineer to build security controls and advise engineering teams on secure architecture requirements and best practices. CloudSec is responsible for the safety of cloud and compute platforms on which Coinbase applications are built. As an engineer on the CloudSec team you are a trusted expert on the security of these platforms. You will ensure the security of these platforms through security consultations, configuration reviews, policy-as-code, and development of guardrails and automation.

Job Duties

• Design, implement, and maintain network security controls across multi-cloud (AWS, GCP, etc.) and on-prem infrastructure
• Enforce network segmentation and firewall rules that minimize blast radius without impairing productivity
• Review configuration changes and write policies to detect security invariants
• Drive continuous improvement of secure-by-default network patterns for developers
• Write code for automations that support security requirements like threat detection, incident containment, and network access management
• Partner with engineering teams to review cloud, network and routing architecture design changes

Job Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in cloud security with deep expertise in AWS
• At least 2 years of experience in network security and cloud edge security experience
• An ability to deploy cloud infrastructure with Terraform and to develop automations or guardrails with Golang
• An execution-focused mindset, capable of navigating through ambiguity and delivering results
• Your passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together drives you to excel in this role

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in crafting Rego rules for Open Policy Agent (OPA) or comparable policy-as-code solutions
• Experience with both GCP and/or on-premise infrastructure
• Have worked with detection platforms like Wiz, AWS Config

Pay Range: $186,065—$218,900 USD

Commitment to Equal Opportunity Coinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.