Senior OS Engineer — Linux Security & Container Supply Chain
Remoteremotesenior$150K – $200K
via Greenhouse
About this role
Senior OS Engineer — Linux Security & Container Supply Chain
About the Role
RapidFort is looking for a deeply technical Senior OS Engineer to design, build, and maintain secure Linux-based operating system components that power hardened container images and cloud-native workloads.
This role sits at the intersection of Linux systems engineering, package management, and software supply chain security. You will be responsible for identifying vulnerabilities in OS packages, validating fixes, rebuilding or patching components, and ensuring secure, production-grade container images are delivered at scale.
You will work across multiple Linux distributions to curate, harden, and continuously improve the operating system layers used in containerized environments.…
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Skills match
For this role: python, go, c++, bash, teams
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Level fit
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Domain experience
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