Tetragon Threat Detection Engineer - Isovalent

Cisco; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco in Amsterdam is seeking a skilled security expert to develop and maintain Tetragon runtime security policies. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in threat and vulnerability research, developing security detections, and Linux system security. Responsibilities include monitoring vulnerabilities, designing frameworks, and working collaboratively with engineers and customers. Excellent communication skills are essential. Join Cisco to shape security in the cloud-native ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in threat and/or vulnerability research.
• 3+ years of experience in developing security detections at scale.
• 3+ years of experience working on Linux system security.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Tetragon runtime security policies.
• Design frameworks for customers to understand their security posture.
• Monitor vulnerability disclosures and develop security policies.
• Work with engineers to enhance Tetragon security capabilities.
• Support and deploy Tetragon security policies in production.
• Publish content and present based on your work.

Skills

Threat and vulnerability research

Security detections development

Linux system security

Good communication skills

Tools

eBPF

Kubernetes

Cloud-native ecosystem

Job description

Overview

Cilium Tetragon is a flexible, Kubernetes-aware security tool, with real-time observability and enforcement. Leveraging the power of eBPF, Tetragon offers a low-overhead, in-kernel solution that enhances security posture by monitoring system behaviors such as process executions, system call activities, and both network and file access events.

Responsibilities

• 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

Minimum Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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)