Security Engineer - Red Team

The Opportunity

Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.

Why join Coupa?

• Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.
• Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.
• Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.

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The Impact of Security Engineering to Coupa

Coupa's Security Engineer is a key part of the Red Team, responsible for challenging and improving the company's security posture by simulating real-world attacks. This role will involve executing programs and tools to protect the Coupa Cloud for our growing customer base. This is a hands-on role. We need people who are self-motivated, have a strong desire to learn, a can-do attitude, tenacity to solve problems, team players, and results focused.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct penetration testing on internally and externally hosted applications such as Web apps, Mobile Apps, AI/LLM and APIs, leveraging both traditional and AI-powered tools.

• Perform specialized security assessments and penetration testing on Coupa's AI and LLM integrations, specifically targeting prompt injection, jailbreaking, data poisoning, and model evasion.

• Develop, deploy, and manage AI agents for continuous and autonomous security testing and vulnerability discovery.

• Identify network and system vulnerabilities and provide recommended countermeasures or mitigating controls to reduce risk to an acceptable and manageable level.

• Perform penetration and remediation testing and reporting and apply advanced penetration techniques in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.

• Maintain, support, and extend our application security tooling, standards, and processes, including but not limited to SAST, DAST, WAF, and emerging AI-based security analysis platforms.

• What you will bring to Coupa

• Strong experience in web / API security, with a focus on testing and defending against attacks on AI/ML systems.

• Familiarity with Cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, GCP.

• Hands on experience in handling and managing bug bounty programs.

• Proficiency in one or more scripting languages, with a strong preference for Python for AI/ML development.

• Knowledge of common application security issues (e.g., OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25) and familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Models.

• Well-versed with pentest standards/frameworks such as PTES, OSSTMM, NIST, OSINT, and OWASP.

• Ability to translate complex, technical security findings into actionable business risks for non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership.

• Ability to work in a team environment.

• 2+ years of experience in an equivalent security-related role, with hands-on experience in AI-driven security testing.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent), or equivalent experience.

• Hands-on Experience in developing or utilizing autonomous, agentic systems for security penetration testing.

• Proven track record of building and maintaining cross-functional relationships, effectively navigating organizational friction to implement necessary security improvements.

• Relevant security certifications are a plus, but not required (CEH, OSCP, GPEN, LPT, eJPT).

• The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.

At Coupa, we are committed to creating and nurturing an environment that supports your physical, mental, and community well-being. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to help you and your family thrive:

• Global Well-Being Perks (For All Employees Globally)

• Global Wellness Days: Two designated, company-wide paid wellness days off each year so the entire global team can unplug, step away, and recharge together.

• Birthday Time-Off: Paid day off on your birthday or another day of your choice within your birthday month.

• Volunteer Time Off (VTO): 40 hours of paid VTO annually to support the community initiatives and volunteer programs you are passionate about.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free, confidential, 24/7/365 counseling and resources for emotional support, work-life solutions, financial advice, legal guidance, and support for new parents.

• Business Travel Protection: Travel with peace of mind. Travel assist provides medical, safety, pre-trip planning, and emergency support during any business travel.

• Referral Bonus Program: Generous monetary referral bonuses when you successfully refer talented friends or acquaintances who are hired into open roles.

• Coupa complies with relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity and offers a welcoming and inclusive work environment. Decisions related to hiring, compensation, training, or evaluating performance are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees.

• Please note: In addition to these global well-being perks, Coupa offers highly competitive, location-specific benefits packages tailored to your primary work location. Your recruiter will walk you through the specific regional benefits package for this role during the interview process.

• Coupa complies with relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity and offers a welcoming and inclusive work environment. Decisions related to hiring, compensation, training, or evaluating performance are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees.

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• Benefits & Wellness

• Invested in you.

• We help families prepare for the changes in their lives. These benefits include preparing for the birth of a child, adoption, caring for elderly family members, transitioning back to work, and participation in Flexible Spending Accounts.

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• We help families prepare for the changes in their lives. These benefits include preparing for the birth of a child, adoption, caring for elderly family members, transitioning back to work, and participation in Flexible Spending Accounts.

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• Well-being head to toe.

• We provide Coupanians with comprehensive healthcare and mental wellness programs.

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• Time off to recharge.

• Generous paid time off including parental leave programs and volunteer time-off.

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• Celebrate your impact.

• We provide a generous 40 hours/year for volunteering and doubled matching contributions to $500 a year.

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