Senior Application Security Engineer – Threat Research

Partners in Digital Health; Baton Rouge (LA); 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 by combining security engineering, threat research and secure SDLC practices. You will partner with engineering teams to identify risks and strengthen defenses across cloud and enterprise environments.

This role emphasizes embedding security throughout the software lifecycle, conducting assessments, researching threats, and building scalable controls.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in application security, information security, software engineering, or related roles.
• 5+ years of experience with one or more programming or scripting languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, C/C++, PowerShell, or Shell scripting.
• 3+ years of experience securing public cloud environments including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• 3+ years of experience with container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
• 3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code or Security as Code practices.
• 3+ years of 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, attack techniques, and security trends.
• Perform application security assessments, threat modeling, and vulnerability analysis.
• Evaluate risks and provide actionable recommendations to engineering teams.
• Leverage threat intelligence to enhance application security controls and detection capabilities.

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript

C#

C/C++

PowerShell

Shell scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Terraform

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Application Security Engineer - Threat Research to secure healthcare software by combining security engineering, threat research and secure SDLC practices. You will partner with engineering teams to identify risks and strengthen defenses across cloud and enterprise environments.

This role emphasizes embedding security throughout the software lifecycle, conducting assessments, researching threats, and building scalable controls.