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# Tetragon Senior Linux Security Engineer

- **Company:** Cisco Systems Inc
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Linux, Linux Security Modules, Kubernetes, Cisco, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840599741-tetragon-senior-linux-security-engineer

## About the Role

* 3+ years of experience in threat and/or vulnerability research.
 * 3+ years of experience in developing security detections at scale, for use in a wide range of environments.
 * 3+ years of experience working on Linux system security (e.g., capabilities, LSMs, etc.).
 * Good communication skills, both written and verbal., * Experience with eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter) and its applications in security.
 * Experience with the cloud-native ecosystem (containers, Kubernetes, etc.) and their Linux implementation (e.g., Linux cgroups, namespaces).

## Description

* Develop and maintain Tetragon runtime security policies to ensure customers have good visibility of suspicious activity on their infrastructure and are protected against the latest emerging threats.
 * Help design frameworks and architectures that allow customers to easily consume policies and understand their overall security posture.
 * Monitor vulnerability disclosures (CVEs) and the latest threat intelligence to develop Tetragon runtime security policies.
 * Work with software engineers at Isovalent and Cisco to improve and enhance the capabilities of Tetragon security policies.
 * Interact with solution architects and customers as necessary to support and deploy Tetragon security policies in production.
 * Publish content and give talks based on your work.


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