Senior Systems Engineer
Company websitedragos.com (Dragos, opens in new tab)
Base salary From $165K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in United States
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- LocationUnited States
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
At Dragos, the mission is personal. The systems we protect deliver the water you drink, power your home, and keep the hospitals your community depends on running. Those critical infrastructure systems that power our civilization around the world are under attack every day by adversaries. When those systems fail, people are immediately at risk. We are the global leader in xOT cybersecurity, combining technology, threat intelligence, and expert services. The people here chose this work because they understand what is at stake. Here, you will find a remote-first mission-driven team across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC built on authenticity, transparency, and trust. If safeguarding the systems that protect your family, friends, and community is the kind of work that matters to you, you are in the right place.
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior 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.
- Formulates plans and guides 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)
- Deep Linux configuration experience, with a focus on kernel parameter tuning and systemd service management, for resource-constrained, minimal footprint deployments.
- Experience deploying and maintaining on-prem AI/ML systems, including model serving infrastructure and integration into constrained network environments.
- Experience with industry standard CICD tooling (Github Actions preferred)
- Experience with container orchestration (i.e. Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (i.e. AWS, Azure)
- Experience with NGINX ingress configuration and management in Kubernetes environments
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, Makefile)
- Experience working with modern programming languages (Rust preferred)
- Proficient understanding of networking concepts
- Cybersecurity experience preferred
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.
Source: Dragos on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($165,000) is above 51% of the 10,480 Software Engineering roles nationwide listed on this site; 143 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $160,100; the middle half runs from $140,000 to $191,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
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Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Systems Engineer (this listing) | From $165K |
| Senior Cloud Operations Engineer | From $165K |
| Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | From $165K |
| Senior Backend Engineer - Backend | From $165K |
| Senior Data Engineer | From $165K |
| Associate Principal Resident Engineer - Americas | From $155K |
| Senior Threat Detection Engineer | From $152K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-08-05
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Location as the employer wrote it: United States
- Salary: $165,000
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