Senior OS Engineer — Linux Security & Container Supply Chain

Supply Chain Security

• Generate and maintain SBOMs for OS packages and container images

• Implement provenance, signing, and artifact trust mechanisms

• Ensure reproducible and verifiable builds across OS components

• Strengthen software supply chain security across all image pipelines

Automation & Build Systems

• Design and scale automated pipelines for OS patching, package rebuilding, and image generation

• Integrate CVE scanning, remediation, and validation into CI/CD workflows

• Build tooling for OS-level dependency tracking and vulnerability analysis

• Improve build efficiency, reliability, and reproducibility

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with platform, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams

• Work closely with engineering teams to integrate secure OS layers into product pipelines

• Support production environments with stable, secure OS baselines

What You Bring

Core Experience

• 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

Technical Depth

• 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

Security & Supply Chain

• 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)

Engineering Skills

• Strong scripting/programming ability in Python, Bash, Go, or C/C++

• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for OS or system-level build processes

• Strong debugging skills across Linux systems and build environments

Nice to Have

• Experience contributing to or maintaining Linux distributions or open-source OS projects

• Experience building minimal, distroless, or hardened container images

• Familiarity with package build infrastructure (Koji, OBS, Launchpad, mock, etc.)

• Experience with kernel hardening or low-level OS security modules

• Knowledge of large-scale container security platforms

• Contributions to open-source security, Linux, or container ecosystems

What Success Looks Like

• Rapid and reliable remediation of OS-level CVEs across supported distributions

• Stable and secure base images with minimal attack surface

• Automated, repeatable OS patching and build pipelines

• High-confidence SBOMs and supply chain transparency across all artifacts

• Significant reduction in vulnerability exposure across container environments

• Robust, reproducible OS build and packaging systems

Why This Role Matters

This role is foundational to RapidFort’s mission of eliminating vulnerabilities in containerized environments. Every secure container image begins with a secure OS layer, and this role ensures that foundation is trusted, minimal, and continuously hardened.

Compensation & Benefits

This Senior OS Engineer role offers a base salary range of $150,000 – $200,000 , depending on experience and technical depth. In addition to base compensation, RapidFort provides a competitive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and equity participation. Total compensation is designed to reflect the critical nature of this role in securing Linux-based systems, container images, and software supply chain infrastructure at scale.

Originally posted on Himalayas

• Senior OS Engineer
• Linux Systems Engineer
• Platform Engineer
• DevSecOps Engineer

Source: Himalayas