Staff Security Engineer, Incident Response
CoreWeaveAbout the role
What You’ll Do
As a Staff Engineer in Incident Response, you'll be part of a critical team dedicated to maintaining the trust, reliability, and security of CoreWeave's innovative platform. Your proactive approach and analytical skills will directly influence how we respond to and learn from security incidents.
- Lead incident investigations, swiftly analyzing threats and coordinating effective responses to security incidents
- Develop and refine incident response playbooks, procedures, and tools to strengthen our security posture
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including engineering, security, infrastructure, and leadership teams, during security events through the completion of the cyber kill-chain
- Lead post incident reviews and perform detailed root-cause analysis after incidents and implement lessons learned to enhance proactive security measures
- Continuously improve our detection and response capabilities to minimize risks and response times
- Leverage threat intelligence to guide and improve detection signals
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.
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications
- At least 5 years of experience in incident response, security engineering, or related roles.
- Proven capability in managing high-pressure security incidents effectively.
- Deep technical expertise in incident handling frameworks, methodologies, and tools.
- Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure, Linux environments, and containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with security automation and orchestration tools.
What We Offer
The base salary range for this role is $206,000 to $275,000. 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).
What We Offer
The range we’ve posted represents the typical compensation range for this role. To determine actual compensation, we review the market rate for each candidate which can include a variety of factors. These include qualifications, experience, interview performance, and location.
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
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