Job Overview
Location
re
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
June 18, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Senior Container Security Engineer leading vulnerability remediation and image hardening across Linux-based container environments to reduce attack surface and deliver production-ready hardened images.
- • Own end-to-end CVE remediation, analyze vulnerabilities across OS packages and dependencies, patch and rebuild container images at scale, remove unnecessary components, build automated remediation pipelines, integrate with CI/CD and GitOps, optimize image size and performance, generate and validate SBOMs, research emerging threats, troubleshoot compatibility issues, and help define internal standards for secure software delivery.
- • RapidFort Inc. is a rapidly scaling cybersecurity company focused on container security and image hardening for modern cloud-native platforms, working closely with platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams.
- • Opportunity to deepen expertise in Linux systems, container security, DevSecOps, and software supply chain protection while shaping hardened image standards and scalable remediation practices in a high-impact security role.
🎯 Requirements
- • 5+ years of experience in Linux systems engineering, platform engineering, DevSecOps, security engineering, or SRE
- • Deep understanding of Linux distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, RHEL)
- • Strong hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized environments
- • Proven experience remediating CVEs within Linux packages and container ecosystems
- • Proficiency with package management systems (apt, yum/dnf, apk, rpm)
- • Experience with scanning tools such as Trivy, Grype, or Clair
- • Strong scripting or programming skills in Python, Bash, or Go
- • Solid understanding of container image layering and filesystem structures
- • Familiarity with CI/CD automation and infrastructure-as-code workflows
- • Experience with cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
🏖️ Benefits
- • Base salary: $130,000 – $200,000 depending on experience and technical depth
- • Equity participation
- • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- • Remote-first work environment
- • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud-native and container security technologies
- • Career growth within a rapidly scaling cybersecurity company
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About RapidFort Inc.
RapidFort is a cybersecurity company specializing in cloud-native application security. They provide a platform that automates the security of cloud applications throughout their lifecycle, from development to deployment and runtime. Their solution focuses on identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities in containerized applications and microservices, ensuring compliance and reducing the attack surface. RapidFort aims to empower organizations to build and deploy secure cloud applications faster and more efficiently, addressing the complex security challenges of modern cloud environments.
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