# Insider Threat Analyst

**Company:** [Coinbase](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/coinbase)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $135k – $159k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** SIEM, Uba, Dlp, Endpoint Detection, Log Analysis, Investigations, Fraud Detection, Risk Management, Incident Response, Data Protection
**Posted:** 2026-06-12

> Insider Threat Analyst responsible for triaging alerts, conducting investigations, and mitigating insider risks using SIEM, UBA, and DLP tools. Requires 3+ years in security operations or investigations with strong cross-functional collaboration skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Execute alert triage, correlation, and analysis across insider threat detection systems (SIEM, UBA, DLP, endpoint detection), prioritizing findings and escalating recommendations for investigation and mitigation.
- Support investigations end to end, from initial triage and evidence collection through employee interviews and stakeholder coordination, delivering clear documentation of findings, risk assessment, and recommended next steps.
- Partner with Security, Legal, HR, and business teams to design and execute processes that identify and mitigate insider risks, including abuse and misuse across company systems.
- Build case documentation and investigative reports that translate complex technical findings into concise, decision-ready briefs and assessments for leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Drive improvements to insider threat detection by identifying recurring control gaps, refining alerting logic, and recommending scalable solutions that reduce insider risk across the organization.

## Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in insider threat, security operations, investigations, fraud detection, or a closely related discipline, with hands-on use of insider threat technologies (SIEM, UBA, DLP, endpoint detection) and log analysis.
- Demonstrated experience conducting or supporting investigations involving sensitive employee matters, including evidence collection, interviewing techniques, and stakeholder coordination.
- Proven ability to translate complex security problems into clear, actionable recommendations, including composing investigative briefs and assessments consumed by leadership.
- Working knowledge of the insider threat landscape, including legal, regulatory, and ethical considerations of handling sensitive information, and experience with customer service tools or financial analysis.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

## Nice to Haves
- CISSP, or other security credentials
- Experience analyzing data and identifying disparities and trends
- Experience in one or more of: incident response, data protection, risk management, counterintelligence, investigations, fraud detection, financial crimes investigation, intellectual property theft, access and identity management, or IT engineering
- Comfortable with a fast-paced tech environment and learn quickly
- Familiar with blockchains, cryptocurrency, and onchain projects

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