Senior Security Engineer, Detection Engineer

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.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing advanced threat detection capabilities to proactively identify and mitigate cyber threats
• Crafting precise and efficient custom detection logic tailored to evolving threat landscapes
• Leading and/or participating in real-time security incident response, threat containment, and remediation
• Conducting proactive threat-hunting exercises to uncover hidden vulnerabilities and anticipate threats
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to enhance security visibility and detection effectiveness
• Continuously researching and staying informed about emerging threats, attack vectors, and detection methodologies
• Participating in strategic security initiatives, contributing your expertise to security architecture and controls
• Engaging in security assessments to uphold high standards for security and compliance

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proven ability to deliver impactful projects spanning multiple technical domains and teams
• Extensive experience crafting custom alert logic within industry-standard tooling, like KQL, SQL, etc
• Familiarity with Kubernetes fundamentals and enthusiasm to deepen your expertise
• Experience collaborating closely with Purple and Red Teams, leveraging findings to enhance detection capabilities
• Solid understanding of modern TTP frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain
• Proficiency in at least one query language (e.g., SQL, Splunk Query Language, HiveQL)
• Competency in writing detections in multiple languages (Python, Bash, Go, JavaScript, etc.)
• Strong foundational knowledge of Linux or macOS internals and their relevant event sources (eBPF, Endpoint Security Framework)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes-specific detection and security challenges
• Contributions to the open-source security community or experience developing detection tooling
• Experience leveraging advanced analytics or machine learning techniques in detection engineering

The base salary range for this role is $134,000 to $179,000.