Senior Specialist Field Engineer — Federal Security

Job overview

The Senior Specialist Field Engineer — Federal Security role is listed in Washington, DC, with onsite work implied by the customer-facing field and secure-facility responsibilities. The stated base salary range is $165,000–$220,000 per year. CoreWeave provides cloud infrastructure and technology for AI workloads. The engineer serves as a technical security lead for federal customers, helping architect and secure Kubernetes and GPU environments that meet mission and compliance requirements. The role supports customer deployments, authorization efforts, technical reviews, and feedback to CoreWeave’s security and product teams.

What you'll do

• Serve as primary technical contact for customers and lead security technology for federal engagements
• architect accredited AI/HPC environments
• translate federal security requirements into Kubernetes and GPU infrastructure controls
• contribute to ATO documentation and continuous monitoring evidence
• lead proofs of concept, including classified, controlled, air-gapped, or disconnected deployments
• lead customer meetings and workshops
• channel customer requirements to product and engineering teams
• review workloads for optimization and compliance gaps
• support security compliance automation
• track cloud, Kubernetes, and federal security developments
• prototype emerging solutions
• represent CoreWeave at events and travel occasionally to customer and government facilities.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior specialist field engineer

federal security

cloud infrastructure

kubernetes security

ai/hpc

fedramp

dod

ts/sci

washington dc

coreweave

$165k–$220k per year

full-time

occasional travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance fully paid by CoreWeave
• life and disability insurance
• FSA and HSA
• tuition reimbursement
• employee stock purchase program
• mental wellness and family-forming support
• paid parental leave
• childcare support
• 401(k) match
• flexible PTO
• catered lunch.

Why this role

Requires U.S. citizenship with active TS/SCI clearance or active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI; 7+ years of cloud infrastructure experience, including 3+ years supporting federal or Defense Industrial Base customers; hands-on experience with accredited federal environments and Kubernetes security.

About the employer

CoreWeave is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.