Staff Security Engineer, Vulnerability Management

Job Description

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.

Coinbase Information Security is seeking a subject matter expert to lead the Vulnerability Management (VM) program. In this highly cross-functional role you will partner with stakeholders across Coinbase Engineering and Information Security to build and execute a strategic vision for vulnerability risk reduction. Your experience as a hands-on technologist and security practitioner will up-level VM controls and processes, resulting in continuous risk reduction and a delightful developer experience. You will represent the VM program at all levels, leading security analysts on remediation campaigns, setting requirements and driving tooling development, and using a data-driven approach to influence engineering leads and executives on program direction and priorities.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop and execute a strategic vision for Vulnerability Management (VM) that ensures the right balance of safety and agility.
• Partner with development teams to design and implement security controls in vulnerability detection, prevention, and remediation.
• Own metric and OKR development and be accountable for adherence to VM program procedure and risk reduction outcomes.
• Brief and engage with engineering leaders in operational reviews and written updates.
• Drive continuous improvement in the vulnerability management process.

What we look for in you:

• At least 5 years of experience in vulnerability management, application security, or related information security domains.
• At least 2 years of experience using SQL and/or Python to analyze vulnerability data and/or deliver operational metrics.
• Strong understanding of security frameworks and risk management.
• Experience with security tools and technologies for vulnerability assessment.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• You have landed impact through long-range strategic plans and influenced technical leads and executives.
• 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:

• You have designed and implemented a VM program with measurable risk reduction.
• You have implemented security controls in developer platforms like GitHub Enterprise and Artifactory.
• You have worked with Golang, Docker, Airflow, and AWS or GCP.

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Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).Pay Range: $211,650—$249,000 USD

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