Staff Application Security Engineer: Threat Research

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 107,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

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

This role focuses on embedding security throughout the software development lifecycle, conducting security assessments,

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

• Security Engineering & Secure Development: Implement and support application security standards, policies, and best practices.
• Threat Research & Analysis: Research emerging threats, vulnerabilities, attack techniques, and security trends.
• Security Solutions & Architecture: Design, configure, and support security technologies across cloud and enterprise environments.
• Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with software engineers, architects, platform teams, and security stakeholders.
• Incident Response & Operational Support: Participate in security investigations and incident response activities as needed.
• Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Serve as a technical mentor for engineers and application security practitioners.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Evaluate emerging security tools and technologies.

Skills

Threat research

Application security

Secure SDLC

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Java

Python

JavaScript

C#

C/C++

PowerShell

Shell scripting

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Security as Code

Job description

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

This role focuses on embedding security throughout the software development lifecycle, conducting security assessments,