Early Career - Cybersecurity Application Security Engineer

Rivian Automotive; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian in Vancouver seeks an experienced Application Security Engineer to join our Enterprise Cybersecurity team and strengthen the secure software development lifecycle across Rivian's software.

The role guides development teams to write secure code, assess vulnerabilities from SAST/DAST, and coordinate with PenTesting and Bug Bounty efforts. Strong scripting (Go, Python) and 2+ years in app security are required; cloud-native and DevOps tooling experience highly valued.

Qualifications

• Passion for Cybersecurity and staying current with industry practices.
• Proven ability to engineer security-focused tools and workflows in Go or Python.
• 2+ years of application security experience.
• Hands-on with reviewing and remediating common vulnerabilities.
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD or similar DevOps tools.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assess security scanner findings (SAST/DAST) in source code and help prioritize fixes.
• Integrate and optimize security tooling within GitLab CI/CD and other DevOps tech.
• Review code and architectures to communicate security risks.
• Collaborate with penetration testing team to implement remediations.
• Coordinate vulnerability intake from Bug Bounty programs.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Go

Python

Application security

GitLab CI/CD

Problem solving

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

About Us

Rivianis on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to join our Enterprise Cybersecurity team as an application security engineer to support the broader application security program. The role will be crucial in enhancing and maintaining the secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) at Rivian. The ideal candidate will guide software development teams to develop secure code and identify and remediate application security vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assess security scanner findings (SAST, DAST) within our source code and help guide application teams prioritize and resolve these issues.
• Integrated and optimized security tooling within Gitlab CI/CD and other DevOps technologies to ensure 'secure-by-design' development
• Review source code and application architectures to identify and communicate security vulnerabilities in proposed designs.
• Work closely with Rivian’s penetration testing team to identify remediations for security vulnerabilities identified.
• Coordinate the ingestion and prioritization of vulnerabilities reported through Bug Bounty initiatives.

Qualifications

• Passion for Cybersecurity and a desire to stay current with industry best practices and tools.
• Proven technical proficiency in software development or scripting (e.g., Go, Python) toengineer security-focused tools and automated workflows.
• 2+ years of application security experience.
• Hands on experience with reviewing and remediating common software vulnerabilities
• Experience with Gitlab CI/CD or other popular DevOps technologies
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the automotive, manufacturing, or technology industries.
• Experience with cloud native (AWS preferred) and Kubernetes hosted applications
• Experience performing threat modeling and security reviews

Company Statements

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us [e-mail].

Candidate Data Privacy and Technology

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

How We Use AI in Our Hiring Process: To ensure transparency, we want candidates to know that Rivian uses iCIMS Talent Cloud Artificial Intelligence (TCAI) and AI-enabled tools to assist with screening, reviewing, organizing and highlighting profiles and applications that match the key requirements for each role.

AI does not make hiring decisions: Qualified candidate applications are reviewed by a member of our team, and all decisions throughout the process are made by humans. We use AI to support efficiency and consistency, not to replace human judgment. We are committed to a fair, thoughtful, and equitable experience for every candidate.

Participation in AI profile matching is entirely voluntary. If you prefer that your profile not be used in this process, you can opt out at any time. Opting out means your profile will be excluded from automated matching and will not be surfaced for additional roles through this system. Your current application remains active and will not be affected in any way.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.