Staff Application Security Engineer: Threat Research

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Bonus program

Equity

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

CVS Health seeks a Staff Application Security Engineer - Threat Research to secure healthcare software by combining application security engineering, threat research, and secure development practices. You will partner with engineering teams to identify risks and implement security controls across cloud and on‑prem environments.

This role emphasizes embedding security into the SDLC, conducting assessments, researching emerging threats, and delivering scalable security solutions that protect

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.
• Design, configure, and support security technologies across cloud and enterprise environments.
• Assist with implementation and management of security controls that protect applications, APIs, and data.

Skills

Application security

Threat research

Secure SDLC

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

IaC / Security as Code

Web Application Firewalls

API security

Job description

CVS Health seeks a Staff Application Security Engineer - Threat Research to secure healthcare software by combining application security engineering, threat research, and secure development practices. You will partner with engineering teams to identify risks and implement security controls across cloud and on‑prem environments.

This role emphasizes embedding security into the SDLC, conducting assessments, researching emerging threats, and delivering scalable security solutions that protect