Senior/Staff Systems Engineer (100% remote)

Our mission at Dragos is to protect the world’s most critical infrastructure from adversaries who wish to do it harm. We help defend industrial organizations that provide us with the necessities of modern civilization: running water, functioning electricity, and safe industrial working environments.
Dragos is looking for talented engineers with a background in systems engineering and building custom Linux operating systems. We set our goal as best in class and are looking for team players who set these same standards for themselves in a highly collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on design and implementation of a custom Linux operating system for a network appliance
• Collaborate on design and implementation of automation and orchestration solutions
• Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement of existing solutions
• Develop and maintain scripts and programs to automate processes
• Participate in interactions with analysts and customers as a technical expert for product sub-systems
• Develop and implement processes to improve quality and stability

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in systems engineering and DevOps environments
• Strong background compiling and configuring a Linux OS from scratch (Debian preferred)
• Solid knowledge of package managers, packaging & delivering software, and building software form source.
• Must know Docker (prefer experience with Docker Compose and/or Kubernetes)
• Must have experience working with VMware vSphere, XEN, or KVM
• Must have experience with source code management (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, Subversion)
• Scripting in Bash or Python
• Great analytical thinking
• Ability to think full stack when it comes to problem-solving and solutioning
• Ability to learn new technology quickly
• Strong Initiative and highly motivated
• Must be able to envision the end-user experience and solve for all the pieces along the way (able to account for potential issues and build flexibility into our solutions)
• US Permanent Resident, US Citizen, or Canadian Citizen (Must be able to pass background checks)

Nice to Have

• Experience writing and maintaining an API (preferably in node.js)
• Experience with configuration management solutions (Puppet (preferred), Ansible, Chef)
• Experience with virtual and/or cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack)
• Familiarity with overlay protocols (e.g., VXLAN, GRE)
• Experience building VM images with Packer
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Heat, Azure Resource Templates)
• Experience with DevOps methodology
• Experience with CI/CD software (preferably Jenkins)

Dragos seeks passionate, hard-working, fun-loving, small-ego, big-brained people. Our tagline is “Safeguarding Civilization” not because we think highly of ourselves, but because the problems we are solving are critically important, today and in the years to come. We look for ICS experts across industries who are committed to growing global expertise in the space by training the next wave of future innovators and thought leaders.

We offer competitive salaries, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K and life insurance. Dragos is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. Come join us!