Senior Specialist Field Engineer, Federal Security

The role

You will serve as the primary technical contact for customers to secure Kubernetes workloads within regulated cloud infrastructure. You will architect accredited AI/HPC environments for federal, DoD, and Intelligence Community customers.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers
• Act as the lead security technologist for federal engagements
• Collaborate with customers to create, prototype, and deploy tailored solutions
• Translate federal security and compliance requirements into Kubernetes and GPU infrastructure architecture
• Support Authorization to Operate (ATO) efforts under the NIST Risk Management Framework
• Lead proof of concept initiatives in classified, controlled, or air-gapped environments
• Drive technical leadership during customer meetings, presentations, and workshops
• Identify opportunities for product enhancement and collaborate with engineering teams
• Conduct periodic technical reviews and assessments of customer workloads
• Represent CoreWeave at conferences and industry events

Required qualifications

• U.S. citizen with an active Top Secret/SCI clearance or active Secret with ability to obtain TS/SCI
• Willingness to support work in SCIFs and other secure facilities
• B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect, engineer, researcher or forward deployed engineer in cloud infrastructure focusing on building distributed systems or HPC/cloud services, with an exper
• 3+ years of experience directly supporting federal customer and/or Defense Industrial Base (DIB) engagements in a customer-facing technical role
• Hands-on experience delivering systems into accredited federal environments (FedRAMP, DoD Impact Level, RMF/ATO, or CMMC)
• Fluency in cloud computing concepts, architecture, and technologies
• Familiar with NVIDIA GPUs and associated technologies including networking
• Deep understanding of administrating Kubernetes clusters including RBAC, admission controllers, and container security
• Experience describing security concepts and understanding the security tooling landscape in Kubernetes environments
• Working knowledge of hardened container supply chains (image provenance, SBOMs, FIPS 140-validated cryptography, STIG-compliant baselines, and secure/air-gapped design patterns)

Nice to have

• Experience with DoD network environments (NIPR/SIPR/JWICS) or IC cloud programs
• Prior work at a Cloud Service Provider, defense prime, or federal systems integrator supporting a FedRAMP or DoD authorization boundary
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CMMC RP, CCA, or equivalent
• Experience securing AI/ML training and inference workloads for national security missions

Benefits

• 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

Before you apply

• U.S. citizen with an active Top Secret/SCI clearance or active Secret with ability to obtain TS/SCI
• Must be a U.S. person (citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee) or eligible to access export controlled information

About the company

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025.