Senior Software Engineer - OT

Who is Tenable?

Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. Over 40,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 50 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!

What makes Tenable such a great place to work?

Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!

Your Role:

Tenable OT Security was established through the acquisition of a pioneering Israeli cybersecurity startup, marking a major milestone in Tenable’s mission to provide proactive security for the world's most sensitive environments. Our solution offers critical visibility and risk management for Industrial Control Systems (ICS/SCADA), protecting essential infrastructures such as power plants, manufacturing floors, and smart buildings. While traditionally an on-premises solution designed to ensure operational continuity and prevent costly downtime, we are now evolving our technology to deliver market-leading risk visibility through advanced architectures and AI-driven capabilities. By combining deep on-premises expertise with proactive AI insights, we empower organizations to identify threats and network anomalies before any damage occurs
Your Opportunity:

• Work on everything running on our OT appliance from network data collection and proprietary protocols to sophisticated logical algorithms, data manipulations, and APIs
• Own your projects end-to-end, including design, development, testing, and deployment within an Agile environment
• Integrate AI to proactively identify security threats
• Build high-performance APIs and data-intensive systems primarily using Go
• Contribute to the transformation of our core technology toward cloud- integrated architectures and advanced predictive analytics

What You'll Need

• 5+ years of experience in backend and server-side software engineering, with a demonstrated ability to design and scale data-intensive systems and solve complex technical problems
• Strong proficiency in a backend language such as Go, C/C++ or similar
• Previous knowledge and experience with AI tools or integrating AI-driven solutions into products- an advantage
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP protocols and Unix internals
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (not a must; we're always looking for super talented people)

And Ideally

• Cybersecurity domain knowledge
• Experience developing network/packet sniffing applications
• Understanding of LLMs and agentic work flows
• Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or ML models into production systems

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