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Senior Linux Engineer, Privileged Access

🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and build security-sensitive components for Linux endpoint privilege management, enforcing least privilege and securing process execution.

Role type

Senior Linux Systems Engineer (Privileged Access Management)

Builds

Rust-based Linux agents, native C PAM modules, .NET services, and long-running privileged services

Domain

Cybersecurity / Linux Systems Programming

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Linux internals, C programming, Rust, Tokio, .NET/C#, Linux PAM, systemd, SELinux/AppArmor, process identity, kernel APIs

Preferred skills

MQTT, X11/Wayland, TLS/PKI, cross-platform Linux desktop UI, x86/ARM packaging, Windows/macOS security architectures

Technologies

Rust, C, .NET 8, Tokio, MQTT, TLS, systemd, RPM, DEB, fanotify, proc filesystem

Responsibilities

Design and develop Linux endpoint privilege management capabilities; Build and enhance kernel-facing agent functionality; Develop native PAM modules and privilege-elevation workflows; Diagnose complex Linux execution and security issues; Design secure privilege-enforcement mechanisms; Build and maintain systemd services and packaging workflows

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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