Senior OS Engineer – Linux Security, Container Supply Chain

RAPIDFORT

Senior OS Engineer at RapidFort designing and maintaining secure Linux-based operating systems. Focused on CVE remediation, container image security, and automation for efficient build pipelines.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoLinuxPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain secure Linux-based operating system components
Own end-to-end CVE remediation across Linux OS packages and system libraries
Analyze vulnerabilities affecting core OS components
Validate upstream fixes and determine patching or backporting strategies
Build and maintain secure, minimal, production-ready container images
Generate and maintain SBOMs for OS packages and container images
Design and scale automated pipelines for OS patching, package rebuilding, and image generation
Partner with platform, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in Linux systems engineering, OS engineering, platform engineering, DevSecOps, or release engineering
Deep expertise in Linux operating systems and distributions (Debian, RHEL, Ubuntu, Alpine)
Strong experience with OS package management systems (apt, rpm, dnf, apk)
Hands-on experience patching, rebuilding, or maintaining OS packages
Strong understanding of Linux internals (processes, memory, filesystem, system libraries)
Experience working with system-level libraries and dependencies (glibc, openssl, etc.)
Deep knowledge of dependency resolution, ABI compatibility, and package lifecycle management
Experience with container internals and Linux runtime behavior
Experience remediating CVEs in OS packages and container environments
Understanding of SBOMs, software provenance, signing, and artifact trust models
Familiarity with supply chain security frameworks (e.g., SLSA, reproducible builds)
Strong scripting/programming ability in Python, Bash, Go, or C/C++

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, dental, and vision insurance
paid time off
equity participation

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Hard Skills & Tools

Linux systems engineeringOS engineeringplatform engineeringDevSecOpsrelease engineeringLinux operating systemsOS package management systemsscriptingcontainer internalsCVE remediation