Security Operations Engineer, CoreWeave
$109-160k
+ discretionary bonus, equity awards, and ESPP
3+ days a week in office (Livingston, NJ)
The essential cloud for AI
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The essential cloud for AI
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$109-160k
+ discretionary bonus, equity awards, and ESPP
3+ days a week in office (Livingston, NJ)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To manage the complexities of AI growth to make supercomputing accessible and push the limits of what's possible.
Role
Who you are
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cyber Security, Information Technology or similar experience
- 3+ years of experience in forensics, incident response, or security operations, or related fields
- Strong experience with Linux and MacOS systems, including deep knowledge of system internals, logging, and forensic artifacts
- Experience with Kubernetes and familiarity with securing containerized environments
- Familiarity with modern security tools and platforms such as SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and firewalls
- Strong understanding of network protocols, firewalls, VPNs, proxies, and other security technologies
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to handle and interpret large amounts of data, and the ability to translate these into actionable insights
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in high-pressure situations
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly skilled Security Operations Engineer II specializing in security event triaging and incident response to join our 24x7 Security Operations team based in our Livingston, New Jersey office
- In this role, you will lead initial triaging, escalation and incident response efforts, and contribute to the improvement of our detection and response capabilities
- Be part of a 24/7/365 SOC, that includes a rotating on-call schedule for overnights/weekends
- Investigate security incidents, including creating detections (detections-as-code), analysis, containment, and remediation, ensuring rapid response to potential threats across Linux, MacOS, and Kubernetes environments
- Utilize and query SIEM, EDR, and other security tooling to detect, investigate, and respond to suspicious activity in real-time
- Conduct post-incident reviews, providing insights and recommendations for improving security defenses across engineering, operations and security teams
- Work closely with threat intelligence & detection engineering teams to identify emerging threats and ensure the incident response team is prepared to defend against them
- Mentor and guide junior security engineers and operators, helping to foster a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing
- Stay up-to-date with industry best practices, threat landscape trends, and relevant technologies to continually improve the organization’s incident response capabilities
Our take
As AI continues to dominate the tech landscape, the demand for faster, more efficient cloud infrastructure is only intensifying. Traditional cloud providers often struggle with the sheer speed and scale required to power advanced AI models, leaving a gap for more specialized players. And that's where CoreWeave comes in, a company purpose-built to handle the heavy computational lift that the AI era demands.
CoreWeave's story is an interesting one too. What began in 2017 as a small crypto mining venture has evolved into one of the leading AI-focused cloud providers in the world. Its data centers are packed with high-end GPUs optimized for machine learning and generative AI, serving major clients like Microsoft and OpenAI. By designing its infrastructure around the needs of modern AI workloads rather than retrofitting older systems, CoreWeave has carved out a distinct and highly valuable niche in the market.
That focus in paying off in a big way too. Analyst project CoreWeave's revenue to soar from $5.3B in 2025 to the mid-$20Bs by 2028, up from just $16M in 2022. While there is competition from tech giants like Amazon and Google, CoreWeave's speed, specialization, and bold investment strategy put in in a very powerful position to keep riding (and helping shape) the AI boom.
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Insights
194% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2024
$1.1bn
SERIES C
May 2023
$200m
SERIES B
Total funding: $1.7bn
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Michael Intrator
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously, Michael was a Principal Portfolio Manager at Natsource Asset Management for over 15 years. He also served as the CEO of Hudson Ridge Asset Management before co-founding CoreWeave in 2018.
Brian Venturo
(Co-Founder & CSO)Brian spent nearly 6 years at Natsource Asset Management as a Portfolio Manager before becoming a Partner at Hudson Ridge Asset Management. After co-founding CoreWeave he served as the CTO until 2024 when he moved into his current role of Chief Strategy Officer.
Brannin McBee
(Co-Founder & CDO)Brannin has a history in Proprietary Trading, having previously worked at Windy Bay Power and Active Power Investments. He also served as a VP at Fourth Floor Coastal and as an Associate at Elustria Capital PArtners.
Peter Salanki
(Co-Founder & CTO)Peter Previously served as a Director of Americas at Sandvine. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at Procera Networks as a Solutions Architect, Lead Architect, and Principal Solutions Architect.
Nitin Agrawal
(CFO)Nitin joined CoreWeave in 2024 as CFO. Prior to this, he was the VP of Finance at Google Cloud and CFO at Mapbox. He also spent nearly 5 years at AWS as CFO of Compute Services and 7 years at Microsoft as Group Manager of Finance.
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