Senior App Security Engineer — Threat Research

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 107,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Application Security Engineer - Threat Research to secure healthcare software across cloud and on-prem environments. You will combine application security engineering, threat research, and secure development practices with engineering teams to mitigate risks and strengthen defenses.

In this role you will drive security assessments, threat modeling, and the deployment of scalable controls, mentor engineers, and contribute to a culture of security awareness while

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in application security or related roles.
• Experience securing cloud environments including AWS, Azure, or GCP and container technologies.
• Experience performing application security assessments, vulnerability analysis, and threat modeling.

Responsibilities

• Implement and support application security standards, policies, and best practices.
• Partner with engineering teams to integrate security into design, development, testing, and deployment processes.
• Promote secure coding practices and assist teams in remediating security findings.
• Contribute to security automation initiatives that improve efficiency and scalability.
• Research emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques to inform controls.
• Design, configure, and support security technologies across cloud and enterprise environments.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, and security stakeholders to embed security in the lifecycle.
• Assist in incident response and operational security activities as needed.
• Mentor engineers and share knowledge through trainings and documentation.

Skills

7+ years in application security

Programming in Java/Python/JS/C#/C/C++

Cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Docker & Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code / Security as a

Threat modelling & security assess.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Application Security Engineer - Threat Research to secure healthcare software across cloud and on-prem environments. You will combine application security engineering, threat research, and secure development practices with engineering teams to mitigate risks and strengthen defenses.

In this role you will drive security assessments, threat modeling, and the deployment of scalable controls, mentor engineers, and contribute to a culture of security awareness while