Staff Security Engineer, Imunify360 (remote work)

remote work; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

CloudLinux, a global remote-first company, seeks a senior security engineering leader for the Imunify360 product to own end-to-end threat discovery, detection, mitigation and post-incident review.

You will lead responses to large-scale exploitation campaigns, reverse-engineer malware targeting Linux servers and web apps, and coordinate with external parties while mentoring the team and contributing to security hiring and best practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in security engineering, malware research, incident response, or offensive security.
• Strong hands-on malware analysis and reverse engineering skills.
• Deep web application security and practical exploitation experience.
• Deep Linux knowledge from attacker and defender perspectives.
• Production coding in Python and a systems language such as Go, Rust, or C.
• Experience with coordinated vulnerability disclosure and security community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead responses to large-scale exploitation and malware campaigns across product protection layers
• Reverse-engineer malware targeting Linux servers and web applications
• Own the security incident response process and coordinate with external parties
• Raise detection quality, build automated analysis pipelines, and write production-grade tooling
• Mentor analysts and engineers and contribute to security hiring and practices

Skills

Malware analysis

Reverse engineering

Linux security

Incident response

Python

Go

Rust

C

Security tooling

Vulnerability disclosure

Job description

About the role

CloudLinux is a global remote-first company that delivers Linux infrastructure and security products. This role owns end-to-end technical leadership for complex security challenges within the Imunify360 product, including threat discovery, detection, mitigation, and post-incident review.

What you'll do

• Lead responses to large-scale exploitation and malware campaigns across the product protection layers
• Reverse-engineer malware targeting Linux servers and web applications
• Own the security incident response process and coordinate with external parties
• Raise detection quality, build automated analysis pipelines, and write production-grade tooling
• Mentor analysts and engineers and contribute to security hiring and practices

What they're looking for

• 10+ years in security engineering, malware research, incident response, or offensive security
• Strong hands-on malware analysis and reverse engineering skills
• Deep web application security and practical exploitation experience
• Deep Linux knowledge from attacker and defender perspectives
• Production coding in Python and a systems language such as Go, Rust, or C
• Experience with coordinated vulnerability disclosure and security community engagement

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing states CloudLinux is remote-first but does not specify country eligibility; confirm residency/work authorization requirements before applying
• Timezone expectations are not stated; confirm during interview
• Pay currency/range not stated; confirm compensation details during discussions
• Contract type not specified; confirm whether role is full-time employee or contractor
• No visa or work-authorization notes are provided