Senior Onchain Investigator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of intricate on-chain investigations into threat actor infrastructure, scam networks, exploits, and related abuses aimed at Coinbase and Base.

• Drive the clustering and attribution of illicit actors utilizing blockchain analytics, OSINT, and internal data.

• Transform investigation findings into actionable insights for Vertex Synapse and downstream controls.

• Create OSINT and on-chain analysis pipelines, queries, and dashboards to automate detections and enhance investigative capacity.

• Lead post-incident reviews and conduct root cause analyses.

• Suggest improvements to controls, detection methods, and overall security posture.

• Collaborate with product, engineering, and risk teams to integrate threat and abuse mitigation within product development from ideation to launch.

• Pioneer new investigative methodologies and disseminate knowledge across the Security team.

• Provide briefings to executives regarding risks, impacts, and recommended actions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in investigations, including at least 3 years focused on on-chain illicit activities, cryptocurrency abuse, or blockchain intelligence.

• Proven ability to independently lead investigations from data collection to stakeholder engagement.

• In-depth understanding of blockchain ecosystems and protocols, including tracing across chains, bridges, mixers, and laundering patterns.

• Proficient in Python or Go, as well as SQL for data analysis, scripting, or tooling development.

• Demonstrated history of developing investigation methods, dashboards, or pipelines that have been adopted by peers.

• Ability to distill complex technical analyses into actionable intelligence for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive summaries.

• Experienced in open-source intelligence (OSINT) research.

• Responsible utilization of generative AI with appropriate human oversight.

• Candidates with criminal histories will be considered in accordance with relevant federal, state, and local laws.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for equity.

• Eligibility for bonuses.

• Medical insurance coverage.

• Dental insurance coverage.

• Vision insurance coverage.

• Participation in a 401(k) plan.

• Quarterly in-person working sessions (“surges”).

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

• Access to a free compatible screen reader for applicants requiring screen reading technology.