Senior Security Engineer, Cloud Security

About CoreWeave

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at www.coreweave.com.

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at www.coreweave.com.

What You’ll Do as a Senior Security Engineer, Cloud Security

As a Senior Security Engineer, Cloud Security at CoreWeave, you'll drive the security related efforts related to the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure cloud environments. This role requires deep expertise. You’ll use your deep expertise in public cloud security principles, best practices, and cutting edge technologies to define secure baselines, enforce policies, and embed security into public cloud architectures. You’ll be a champion of automation and everything-as-code. You’ll more than likely draw the owl as well.

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and robust security solutions for public cloud environments, utilizing guardrails, policies, and industry-leading practices.
• Define and maintain comprehensive security baseline requirements, policies, and standards for public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Lead the design, implementation, and automation of security controls in public cloud environments, including primitives such as IAM, detection and monitoring, configuration management, and data protection.
• Utilize everything-as-code tools such as Terraform, to automate as much toil as possible.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, such as Product Engineering, and internal security teams.

Who You Are

Investing in our people is one of our top priorities, and we value candidates who can bring their diversified experiences to our teams. Here are some qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. We'd love to talk about whether this aligns with your experience and interests and what you’re excited to work on next.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in cloud security architecture and engineering.
• Deep and demonstrable understanding of public cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Proven experience in designing, implementing, and automating security controls in cloud environments across the entire stack.
• Proficient in Go and/or Python (you can write software in one of these languages).
• A track record of creating meaningful technical documentation that teammates actually want to read.
• Familiarity with modern CI/CD practices and Infrastructure-as-Code tooling, especially Terraform.

Preferred Qualifications

• Open-source contributions in the public cloud security space.
• Experience with operationalizing CSPM tooling (like Wiz).
• Strong understanding of threat modeling and secure design principles.
• Strong knowledge and experience with modern container orchestration technologies.

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $139,000 to $242,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity when determining compensation. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility).

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave.
• Company-paid Life Insurance.
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance.
• Short and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• Health Savings Account.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health.
• Family-Forming support provided by Carrot.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside.
• 401(k) with a generous employer match.
• Flexible PTO.
• Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations.
• A casual work environment.
• A work culture focused on innovative disruption.

Our Workplace

While we prioritize a hybrid work environment, remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements for specialized skill sets. New hires will be invited to attend onboarding at one of our hubs within their first month. Teams also gather quarterly to support collaboration.

Key skills/competency

• Cloud Security
• Public Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Security Architecture
• Automation & IaC
• Terraform
• Go & Python
• IAM & Data Protection
• CSPM Tooling
• Threat Modeling
• Container Orchestration