Staff Application Security Engineer: Threat Research & Cloud Defense

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

Job summary

CVS Health in the United States is seeking a Staff Application Security Engineer - Threat Research to secure healthcare software across cloud and on‑prem environments. You will lead threat research, security assessments, and secure development practices with engineering partners.

You will mentor engineers, drive security automation, and shape scalable defenses while balancing risk across platforms. Strong coding, cloud, and threat modeling experience are required, with a passion for improving

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in application security and related roles.
• 5+ years of programming or scripting in Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, C/C++, PowerShell, or Shell.
• 3+ years securing public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
• 3+ years with Docker and Kubernetes.
• 3+ years with 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 and best practices.
• Partner with engineering teams to integrate security into design, development, testing, and deployment processes.
• Promote secure coding and remediate findings.
• Contribute to security automation 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.
• 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.
• Support vulnerability management and remediation programs.
• Contribute to scalable and resilient security architectures.
• Work closely with software engineers, architects, platform teams, and security stakeholders.
• Participate in design reviews to ensure security requirements are incorporated early in the development lifecycle.
• Communicate technical security findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Participate in security investigations and incident response activities as needed.
• Support operational security functions across cloud and enterprise environments.
• Assist in identifying root causes and implementing long-term remediation strategies.
• Serve as a technical mentor for engineers and application security practitioners.
• Share knowledge through training sessions, presentations, and documentation.
• Contribute to building a culture of security awareness and continuous learning.
• Evaluate emerging security tools and technologies.
• Contribute to security research initiatives and proof-of-concept efforts.
• Recommend process improvements that strengthen the effectiveness of application security programs.

Skills

Application security

Threat research

Secure development

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

CVS Health in the United States is seeking a Staff Application Security Engineer - Threat Research to secure healthcare software across cloud and on‑prem environments. You will lead threat research, security assessments, and secure development practices with engineering partners.

You will mentor engineers, drive security automation, and shape scalable defenses while balancing risk across platforms. Strong coding, cloud, and threat modeling experience are required, with a passion for improving