Staff Security Engineer (Vulnerability Management)

Coreweave; Livingston; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CoreWeave is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to lead the most complex technical work in Vulnerability Management. You will design scalable triage, prioritization, and remediation-tracking systems across application, infrastructure, and hardware domains, while mentoring engineers and partnering with leadership on priorities.

You will drive architecture decisions for VM program areas, improve prioritization models, and lead incident response for embargoed disclosures and zero-day events.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated strategic impact in vulnerability management or cloud security.
• Proven track record building and scaling security automation in production environments.
• Mentoring engineers across levels and driving cross-functional initiatives at scale.
• Deep expertise with vulnerability management practices and risk-based prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-complexity VM initiatives and set architecture decisions for program areas.
• Design scalable triage, prioritization, and remediation-tracking systems.
• Provide deep technical leadership for hardware-adjacent vulnerabilities and embargoed disclosures.
• Mentor IC3/IC4/IC5 engineers and collaborate with stakeholders to accelerate remediation.

Skills

Python

Go

Security automation

Vulnerability management

Cloud security

Leadership

Tools

Wiz

Semgrep

Tenable

Rapid7

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

• We are seeking a Staff Security Engineer to lead the most complex technical work in CoreWeave’s Vulnerability Management program
• You will design and implement scalable triage, prioritization, and remediation-tracking systems across application, infrastructure, and hardware domains
• You will set technical standards, drive high-impact initiatives, and mentor engineers through technical leadership, while partnering with leadership on priorities and execution risks
• Lead high-complexity VM technical initiatives and deliver architecture decisions for assigned program areas
• Design and build scalable triage automation, including integrations, decision logic, and production hardening
• Implement end-to-end workflow components from assessment and detection to ticket routing and remediation tracking
• Provide deep technical leadership on hardware-adjacent vulnerabilities (GPU firmware, DPU firmware/BlueField, and BMC surfaces)
• Act as senior technical responder for embargoed disclosures and zero-day events, coordinating with owner teams that deploy fixes
• Improve prioritization logic, severity models, and exception workflows through code, design reviews, and technical proposals
• Produce actionable technical metrics and risk insights for leadership consumption
• Lead root-cause analysis for high-impact vulnerability incidents and implement durable technical improvements
• Mentor IC3/IC4/IC5 engineers through design guidance, code review, and incident coaching
• Partner with security, engineering, and operational stakeholders to improve workflow reliability and accelerate remediation outcomes

Excellent development background with strong coding skills in Python, Go, or similar languages for building scalable, production-grade security systems9+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated strategic impact in vulnerability management, application security, platform security, or cloud security engineeringProven track record building and scaling security automation (SOAR workflows, AI/ML systems, detection pipelines) in production environmentsDemonstrated track record mentoring engineers across levels and driving cross-functional technical initiatives at organizational scaleDeep subject matter expertise with vulnerability management best practices: CVSS, EPSS, CISA KEV, threat intelligence integration, and risk-based prioritization frameworksSignificant experience with modern vulnerability management tooling (for example Wiz, Semgrep, Rapid7, Tenable, or equivalent)Strong business acumen and understanding of how security decisions impact engineering velocity, customer trust, and business outcomesExperience with specialized infrastructure: GPU/DPU environments, firmware security, hardware vulnerabilities, or high-performance computingPractical experience building AI/ML-powered security systems (LLM integration, automated decision making, human-in-the-loop validation) in productionExperience managing hardware vendor security partnerships (embargoed disclosures and pre-release collaboration)Production experience with security automation platforms such as TINES and serverless frameworks (AWS Lambda, GCP Cloud Functions)Strong DevOps, DevSecOps, or SRE background with deep experience in AWS/GCP/Azure cloud services and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)Deep understanding of Kubernetes security (container scanning, admission controllers, supply chain security, runtime protection)Experience leading security programs through rapid hypergrowth (10x+ infrastructure scaling) in startup or cloud-native environmentsPractical experience managing vulnerabilities within a FedRAMP-certified environment or similar regulatory frameworks