Senior Security & Compliance Engineer - eLxr (5+ years)

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Security & Compliance Engineer to lead security initiatives for eLxr, our Debian-based operating system. This role is critical to ensuring compliance, security hardening, and audit readiness across all components of our ecosystem, including OS images, installers, CICD pipelines, and entitlement systems.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Drive adherence to FIPS, STIG, CIS benchmarks, and Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices.
• Manage encryption tools, e.g. OpenSSL, and related libraries, and ensure cryptographic compliance.
• Implement and maintain segmentation, secrets management, certificate lifecycle processes, and least privilege access controls.
• Ensure audit readiness and compliance with industry standards.

Image & Installer Management

• Oversee generation of OS images (.iso, qcow2, container images) and maintain secure OS installer workflows.

CICD & Backend Systems

• Secure CI pipelines and entitlement backend systems, ensuring integrity and compliance throughout build and deployment processes.

Vulnerability Management

• Monitor CVEs, manage vulnerability remediation, and coordinate timely patching and fixes.

Secure Boot & Encryption

• Implement and maintain secure boot processes.

Security Testing

• Develop and execute security testing strategies, including regression and final build validation.

Web Properties & Portals

• Ensure security and compliance across all sites (.org, .pro, .dev, and entitlement portals).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of experience in Linux security engineering, preferably with Debian or derivatives.
• Strong knowledge of compliance frameworks (FIPS, STIG, CIS, and SDL practices).
• Hands-on experience with secure boot, encryption tools, and vulnerability management.
• Proficiency in CICD security, image generation, and OS installer processes.
• Familiarity with CVE tracking, patching baselines, and audit readiness.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with container security (Docker, Podman).
• Knowledge of entitlement systems and license management.
• Familiarity with large-scale Linux deployments and automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, etc.).
• Contributions to open-source projects.