Staff Application Security Engineer: Threat Research

Partners in Digital Health; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 107,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Application Security Engineer - Threat Research to secure modern healthcare software across cloud and on-premises environments. You will integrate security into the SDLC, conduct threat research, and mentor teams to strengthen defenses while advancing scalable security architectures.

You will collaborate with software engineers, architects, and security stakeholders to embed controls, perform risk assessments, and drive innovative solutions to protect sensitive

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 (Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, C/C++, PowerShell, Shell).
• 3+ years securing public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
• 3+ years with container technologies (Docker and Kubernetes).
• 3+ years of Infrastructure as Code or Security as Code practices.
• 3+ years 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 remediate security findings.
• Contribute to security automation initiatives for 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.

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript

C#

C/C++

PowerShell

Shell scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Application Security Engineer - Threat Research to secure modern healthcare software across cloud and on-premises environments. You will integrate security into the SDLC, conduct threat research, and mentor teams to strengthen defenses while advancing scalable security architectures.

You will collaborate with software engineers, architects, and security stakeholders to embed controls, perform risk assessments, and drive innovative solutions to protect sensitive