This role is ideally based out of our NJ or Brooklyn office, but we are open to remote candidates as well.

About the role:

Our Cyber Security Organization is seeking a seasoned Application Security Engineer to bolster our security posture across internal infrastructure and application offerings. If you are passionate about security engineering, assurance methodologies, and thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments, we invite you to be a part of our journey towards achieving more together.

Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer, this role offers the flexibility of working remotely or being based in our offices in Roseland, NJ or Brooklyn, NY, with occasional travel required between these locations and potentially outside (up to 10%) as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide security consultations with engineering peers
• Architecture reviews of new and existing code changes/additions
• Conduct full and complete threat models in part of the permit process
• Configure and own automated code reviews
• Own the manual code review process
• On-going Security Testing
• Risk documentation, remediation verification and retest validation

Additional Details:

• Engage in the review of full tech-stack solutions, understanding architecture, creating threat models, performing both automated and manual code reviews, and conducting security testing
• Lead security audits, risk analysis, vulnerability testing, and security reviews across all elements of project's software systems
• Address challenging, novel situations daily, collaborating with multiple technical teams within and outside CoreWeave
• Conduct Security Consults, Incident Response Plan Reviews, and Risk Documentation and Remediation Verification
• Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain security infrastructure software and hardware
• Continuously analyze security systems for improvements, install monitoring software for security breaches and intrusions, and set up preventive measures
• Report possible threats or software issues, test company software, firmware, firewalls, and infrastructure setups
• Research weaknesses and devise countermeasures, finding cost-effective solutions to cybersecurity challenges
• Develop and improve security standards and best practices for the organization, educating and training staff on information system security best practices
• Assist employees with cybersecurity, software, hardware, or IT needs, providing solutions to complex issues in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications:

• You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
• 5 years of Application Security engineering experience and vulnerability testing
• Strong knowledge of authorization, authentication and encryption protocols and use cases
• Experience working with development team(s) that have delivered commercial software or software-based services
• Knowledge of threat modeling or other risk identification techniques
• Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques including familiarity with common attack patterns and exploitation techniques (OWASP)
• Scripting skills (e.g., Perl, Python shell scripting)
• Knowledge of network and related web protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, HTTPS, routing protocols)
• Ability to write fully functional exploits for common vulnerabilities such as simple stack overflow, cross-site scripting, or SQL injection
• Familiarity with common attack patterns, exploitation techniques, and standard Security Assessment and Penetration Testing tools such as BurpSuite, Metasploit, and IDA Pro
• Proficiency of common security vulnerabilities and the ability to identify these vulnerabilities using SAST and DAST tools
• Proficiency in Security Engineering and Assurance methodologies e.g., fuzzing, static and dynamic code analysis
• Understanding of secure coding principles and practices and ability to review code for potential security issues
• Experience with Kubernetes and related security measures, extensive experience with Linux OS environments
• Strong technical background with a critical thinking mindset, excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

Nice-to-Have's:

• Certifications such as Sec+, Net+, OSCP or other relevant industry certifications
• Experience with CrowdStrike, Synk, Rapid 7 Appsec, OSINT, Threat Intelligence
• Experience in DevSecOps and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines can be a plus

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $150,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $180,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.