Director of Security Engineering (Cloud Security)

We’re Coinbase. We’re the world’s most trusted way to join the crypto revolution, serving more than 89 million accounts in more than 100 countries. 

Our mission is to increase economic freedom around the world, and we couldn’t do this without hiring the best people. We’re a group of hard-working overachievers who are deeply focused on building the future of finance and Web 3.0 for our users across the globe, whether they’re trading, storing, staking or using crypto. Know those people who always lead the group project? That’s us.

There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team. First, we look for candidates who will thrive in a culture like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, and disrupt ourselves. Second, we expect all employees to commit to our mission-focused approach to our work. Finally, we seek people who are excited to learn about and live crypto, because those are the folks who enjoy the intense moments in our sprint and recharge work culture. We’re a remote-first company looking to hire the absolute best talent all over the world.

Ready to #LiveCrypto? Who you are:

• You’ve got positive energy. You’re optimistic about the future and determined to get there. 
• You’re never tired of learning. You want to be a pro in bleeding edge tech like DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Web 3.0. 
• You appreciate direct communication. You’re both an active communicator and an eager listener - because let’s face it, you can’t have one without the other. You’re cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow.
• You can pivot on the fly. Crypto is constantly evolving, so our priorities do, too. What you worked on last month may not be what you work on today, and that excites you. You’re not looking for a boring job.
• You have a “can do” attitude. Our teams create high-quality work on quick timelines. Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission.
• You want to be part of a winning team. We’re stronger together, and you’re a person who embraces being pushed out of your comfort zone.

We’re Coinbase Cloud. Coinbase is the world’s most trusted way to join the crypto revolution, serving more than 89 million accounts in more than 100 countries. At Coinbase Cloud you will help build the future of web3. Whether it’s crypto payment or trading APIs, data access, or staking infrastructure, Coinbase Cloud has it all. 

We're looking for a Director of Application Security & Architecture to join the Cloud Security Organization. You will collaborate with senior leaders to drive Security maturity, implement Security controls, and ensure process excellence as we manage global Security risk and compliance. You will also collaborate with product teams to drive secure & customer-centric product design. You will lead your team to drive cross-functional efforts to operationalize business objectives while minimizing Security risks.

Web3 is the future of crypto and Coinbase Cloud is at the center of Web3. The high level goal of the Coinbase Cloud Security team is to ensure that our customers can trust and securely consume the Coinbase Cloud products and services. As a member of the Coinbase Cloud Security team you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the way Security scales its programs across Coinbase Cloud. You will join a premier team with one overarching goal: to secure the Coinbase Cloud platform.

What You'll Be Doing (i.e., Job Duties)

• Support all facets of team management to attract, engage, retain, and nurture teams of outstanding engineers (e.g., recruitment, mentoring, training and development, performance evaluation).
• Partner with the cloud product & engineering teams and other cross functional partners to develop overall vision, strategy and roadmap for our Cloud Security systems and product suites.
• Develop a technical roadmap and vision, with guidance to both your team members and your peers.
• Champion security and operational excellence, establishing metrics and processes for regular assessment and improvement.
• Establish a solid project framework and excellent delivery processes.
• Drive an excellent customer experience, continually raising the bar on functionality, usability, and simplicity.
• Provide security and architectural direction for the development, design, integration, testing, and maintenance of our product suite.
• Handle technical debt to ensure our development velocity stays responsive and predictable while minimizing production incidents of our operations.
• Provide input on capability and maturity requirements to meet organizational needs, and inform the strategy to hire, build, or buy the right resources to meet those requirements
• Define and mature the global Secure Development Lifecycle engagement model and operations across Coinbase regional entities
• Ensure your team is allocated to the most strategic business needs at the company by understanding the Company's strategy and priorities
• Bring an automation-first mindset to champion and drive rollout of data protection tooling, privacy engineering concepts, and process improvements across privacy operations
• Advocate for internal privacy principles, and identify creative ways to embed concepts of privacy by design into operational activities
• Coach your team to define program plans, success criteria, and execute against their objectives
• Serve as a point of escalation for your team, identify opportunities to address systemic challenges, and equip your team to drive issue resolution
• Lead by example and coach others to facilitate challenging discussions, present to stakeholders of all levels, and craft communication
• Collaborate with Privacy to spearhead efforts both internally and among the broader privacy, cryptocurrency, and fintech communities to raise the data protection standards in our industry
• Collaborate with trusted partners to support scoping assessments, environment setup/configuration, project management, troubleshooting and vulnerability remediation
• Your team will be responsible for triaging and support of the public Cloud Bug Bounty program. This will include, but is not limited to: tiered support, documentation, stakeholder management, risk ranking and researcher feedback.

What We Look For In You (ie. Job Requirements)

• 5+ years of experience in building teams of size 40+ in B2C product based companies.
• 10+ years of experience leading security teams, including 4+ years of experience in managing senior managers or 2nd level managers.
• 10+ years of work experience architecting, developing, and launching product security programs and/or services, ideally at a top Consumer Internet company.
• Experience interfacing with Large, International Engineering organizations (4000+ people).
• Strong analytic skills and a demonstrated sense of ownership and accountability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a wide variety of people.
• A service-oriented mentality while driving excellence across the organization.
• Strong organizational skills, both for yourself and the team
• Business acumen: Proven understanding of business dynamics, goals, and product strategy. Knowledge of how Security fits into Coinbase’s overall business.
• The ability to balance business needs, a sense of urgency, conflicting constraints, and shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions in a fast-moving and quickly-growing company.

Sound cool? Let's work together.

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