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Senior Systems Engineer
Dragos
Software Engineering
United States
USD 165k-165k / year + Equity
Posted on Jan 24, 2026
Dragos is on a relentless mission to defend industrial organizations that provide us with the necessities of modern civilization; running water, functioning electricity, and safe industrial working environments. As the market leader in ICS/OT Cybersecurity, we are dedicated to arming our customers with best-in-class technology, threat intelligence, and services to protect their systems as effectively and efficiently as possible. We’re a remote-first culture with operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. We’re looking for mission-oriented teammates who embody our core values of authenticity, transparency, and trust. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join a mission that can save the world!
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Systems Engineer to join our Network Collections team. This role will use their deep system-level knowledge and experience to build and deliver a high-performance, minimal footprint network sensor to ingest and process Operational Technology (OT)/ Industrial Control System (ICS) network traffic. You will assist the team with the design, configuration, build, and deployment process for a reliable, efficient, and maintainable network sensor application for OT environments.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement lightweight and efficient workflows to build artifacts, manage dependencies, and deliver highly effective and reliable products
- Collaborate with other development teams to ensure cohesive and intelligent solutions across the Systems Engineering community and organization at large, adhering to industry best practices and Dragos Engineering standards
- Apply systems engineering principles throughout the systems development life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Validation, Delivery, and Support
- Support production deployments and incident response when necessary
- Formulate plans and guide the development and implementation of engineering solution(s), including deployment, resource requirements, testing, documentation, integration, and compliance
- Ensures the maintainability and post-deployment stability of the team’s product
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices within your domain
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in system design, build, and integration.
- Extensive experience in Linux packaging and package managers, as well as compiling and packaging code from source.
- Strong experience with configuration management tools and concepts
- Experience with artifact management (i.e., Artifactory) and industry standard tooling for both general purposes and language-specific package formats (Linux package management, cargo, go build, npm, maven/gradle, etc.)
- Experience with industry standard CICD tooling (GitHub Actions preferred)
- Experience with container orchestration (i.e., Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (i.e., AWS, Azure)
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, Makefile)
- Experience working with modern programming languages (Rust preferred)
- Proficient understanding of networking concepts
Compensation:
- Salary: $165,000
- Competitive Equity Package
- Comprehensive Benefits Plan
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Dragos is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local laws. All new hires must pass a background check as a condition of employment.