Senior Data Protection Engineer

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. 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. We are looking for a Senior Data Protection Engineer to lead and expand our data protection capabilities, ensuring the Coinbase ecosystem remains resilient against sophisticated security threats. You will be responsible for executing a long-term strategy that balances robust security controls with the speed of a decentralized tech environment. You will leverage an automation-first mindset, utilizing LLMs and agentic AI to build scalable, next-gen Data Loss Prevention operations while collaborating cross-functionally to mitigate risk and ensure global regulatory compliance. What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties): Lead and expand data loss prevention capabilities to protect Coinbase ecosystem from sophisticated data security incidents Execute the long term strategy for the Data prevention program to harden security posture against data security threats Evaluate and direct complex designs/controls across a decentralized tech environment to promote security without impeding the speed of business Implement and deploy DLP tools and technologies in concert with cross functional teams (ie. endpoint security, information technology, and others) Enhance operational efficiency across a wide array of DLP Engineering & Operations leveraging LLMs and agentic AI Bring an automation first mindset to champion and drive a more streamlined and scalable approach towards DLP operations Produce quantitative and qualitative metrics to apprise Data Protection Leadership of programmatic impact

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