At Sysdig, we believe cloud security isn't a compromise - it's a promise. From the start, our mission has been clear: to help organizations secure innovation in the cloud, the right way.

We created Falco, the open standard for cloud threat detection, and continue to lead the cloud security market with runtime insights, open innovation, and agentic Al. Creators of technology trusted by over 60% of the Fortune 500, Sysdig gives teams the real-time clarity to move fast and defend what matters most.

Culture matters here. We believe diversity fuels stronger ideas, and open dialogue drives sharper decisions. Recognized as a Best Place to Work and one of Deloitte's fastest-growing companies for the past 5 years, we're here to raise the standard for what cloud security and workplace culture should be.

If you have the passion to dig deeper, the desire to challenge convention, and the curiosity to build something better, Sysdig is the right place for you.

What you will do

You'll own how Sysdig proves its security claims — to auditors, to enterprise customers, and to regulators — and you'll rebuild that function as engineering rather than paperwork. You'll also build one program from nothing: AI assurance, covering both our own AI systems and the AI questions now arriving in every enterprise deal.

We maintain ISO 27001, ISO 27701, and SOC 2 Type II, and we're moving entirely off point-in-time assessments. Today, most evidence for those certifications is still collected by hand. Your job is to make it a pipeline output: controls that report their own state, validation running continuously against production, and an audit that becomes a query against something already running.

This role is customer-facing in a way most compliance roles are not. When a deal turns on a security answer, you're the person in the room. And it sits in Security Engineering deliberately, reporting to the Director of Security Engineering rather than into a governance function, because we think the answer to a control problem is usually to fix the control.

This is a senior individual contributor role with the latitude to design and build the program you wished existed. The Office of the CISO operates transparently, and we want our security team to publish and speak, so the work you do here becomes work the industry can use.

Rebuild assurance as engineering. Instrument controls so they report their own state, express policy as code, and detect control drift in near real time. Route failures to the team that owns the system, not a spreadsheet.
Own the certification program end-to-end. ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27701:2019, and SOC 2 Type II: scope, readiness, fieldwork, population and sampling requests, and remediation. You own the ISMS and PIMS artifacts and the quarterly security objectives, and you run the independent internal audit and the external assessors.
Drive down the cost of proof. Labor per audit cycle should fall year over year. That number shows the engineering work is real, and it is the one we will hold you to.
Build AI assurance from nothing. ISO 42001, the NIST AI RMF, and the EU AI Act obligations that actually apply to us, treated as an engineering problem rather than a documentation exercise. Define and instrument controls for model and agent behavior, for data handling inside AI systems, and for AI-assisted development in our own engineering organization.
Own AI third-party risk. Most new vendor risk now arrives wearing an AI label. Decide what we accept, and be able to show why.
Run customer and partner assurance. The trust profile, questionnaire pipeline, intake channel, and frequently requested document library. Lead the high-consequence engagements yourself: regulated financial services, pharmaceutical, aviation, and sovereign or region-specific programs, including third-party audits routed through a partner.
Write the specifications that settle hard questions. Access paths, separation of duties, administrative transparency, tenant isolation. In writing, and defensible under audit rather than persuasive on a call.
Enable the field. Sales engineers and account teams should answer most security questions without you in the room. Build for that, then measure whether it happened.
Own the integrity of our public claims. The certifications page, the trust center, marketplace listings, and anything a customer can cite back to us. Catch stale reports and overstated scope before a customer does. This is a brand-risk control, not compliance administration.
Push risk into engineering. Turn findings into commitments with owners and dates, or into a formal management response when the answer is to accept the risk. Escalate when the answer should be no.
Be customer zero for assurance. Where Sysdig's own platform can produce the evidence, use it in production before customers do, then tell product where it falls short. You'll have as much roadmap influence as you're willing to take.
Use agents to scale the function itself. Evidence generation, questionnaire drafting, control validation, gap analysis. If an assurance task is repeatable, it should run without you.
Represent Sysdig externally. Engage customer security teams on matters of significance, and publish and speak on the work — encouraged, resourced, and supported.

What you will bring with you

Have run a certification and audit program end-to-end for a cloud or SaaS company, owning the outcome rather than the coordination
Have shipped code or automation in service of a control objective — Python, Go, Terraform, CI pipelines, or an API wired into a compliance platform. We are not hiring a software engineer, and we are not hiring someone who has never opened a terminal
Have genuine depth in at least two of SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, with working knowledge of the rest
Have sat across from an enterprise customer's security team, or an auditor, and been able to demonstrate compliance with operational evidence rather than only with a policy document
Have a cloud-native technical foundation: Kubernetes, containers, at least one major cloud, and enough understanding of runtime security to ask a good question about it
Are already building with agentic tooling and have opinions about where it fails
Can tell a finding that matters from one that only matters to an auditor, and are willing to say so in the room
Are credible with a customer's CISO and with the engineers you're asking to change how they work, without changing register much between them
Are energized rather than unsettled by problems where established principles don't fully apply

What we look for

Built an assurance or compliance function that didn't exist before, at a company where much of it was theirs to define
Worked on AI governance frameworks — ISO 42001, the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF — while the requirements were still moving
Built continuous controls monitoring or GRC engineering tooling, including cases where you concluded the tooling was the wrong answer
Worked assurance at a security vendor, where the customer's security team reads the answers closely
Experience with public sector requirements, regulated financial services, or EU data protection
A track record of conference speaking, published research, or contribution to a control framework or open standard

When you join Sysdig, you can expect

Extra days off to prioritize your well-being

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a 3% company match

Maternity and Parental Leave

Mental health support for you and your family through the Modern Health app

Full health benefits package for you and your family

The U.S. annual salary range for this full-time position is between 160,000 and 200,000 USD/year. Actual offers may be higher or lower than this range based on a variety of factors, including your work location, job-related experience and education.

We would love for you to join us! Please reach out even if your experience doesn't perfectly match the job description. We can always explore other options after starting the conversation. Your background and passion will set you apart, especially if your career path is different.

Sysdig values a diverse workplace and encourages women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. Sysdig is an equal-opportunity employer. Sysdig does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.

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About the company

Sysdig provides cloud-native security and monitoring solutions for applications running in containers and Kubernetes. It offers products like Sysdig Secure for security and Sysdig Monitor for performance monitoring, delivering data collection from cloud-native environments to help enterprises manage compliance, security, and performance. The platform typically uses agents and a SaaS or on-premises interface to collect telemetry, run security checks, and present dashboards, enabling real-time visibility and risk management across complex IT stacks. What sets Sysdig apart is its integrated approach that combines security, monitoring, and compliance tooling in one platform with scalable tiers, targeting large organizations across technology, finance, healthcare, and government sectors. The company’s goal is to help customers securely run cloud-native applications with continuous visibility and control, reducing risk while maintaining high performance.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$729.5M

Headquarters

Raleigh, North Carolina

Founded

2013

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

August 2026 Secure AI extends Sysdig into machine-speed investigations and remediation.
February 2026 Forrester named Sysdig a CNAPP Leader, supporting enterprise sales cycles.
Trust from 60% of Fortune 500 customers and 110% NRR supports expansion revenue.

What critics are saying

CrowdStrike’s September 2026 CDR and data-security launches intensify direct CNAPP pressure.
Revelio shows headcount fell from 1,020 in 2023 to 722 in March 2026.
If agentic AI security commoditizes, Sysdig’s runtime narrative loses pricing power quickly.

What makes Sysdig unique

Falco’s 200 million downloads make Sysdig’s runtime telemetry the category’s deepest moat.
May 2026 headless cloud security embeds CNAPP controls inside AI coding agents.
June 2026 CEO Hatem Naguib brings Barracuda scaling experience and enterprise credibility.

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Oct 14th, 2026

Sysdig appoints Teri Harrell chief human resources officer to support global growth.

Sysdig appoints Teri Harrell chief human resources officer to support global growth. October 14, 2026 Teri Harrell Sysdig, a provider of real-time cloud and AI security solutions, has appointed Teri Harrell as chief human resources officer, overseeing the company's global workforce strategy, talent acquisition and employee development initiatives. Harrell brings more than 25 years of experience in human resources leadership, organizational development and workforce expansion. She will focus on recruiting and retaining talent across Sysdig's security engineering, threat research and artificial intelligence teams as the company continues to expand its cloud security operations. Harrell joins Sysdig from VitalEdge Technologies, where she served as chief human resources officer and led workforce strategy during a period of ownership and leadership changes. Previously, she held human resources leadership positions at Red Hat, where she helped expand the company's workforce and implement talent management programs supporting its growth as an enterprise open-source technology provider. "The most talented people want to work on the challenges that matter most, and there is no more urgent challenge right now than securing AI at the speed attackers are already moving," Harrell said. "My job is to make sure that conviction scales, giving people clear paths to grow, removing friction that gets in the way of delivering for customers." Her appointment comes as Sysdig expands its AI-powered cloud security capabilities and responds to increasing enterprise demand for real-time threat detection and protection of AI infrastructure. The company recently reported 110% net revenue retention and was recognized in Built In's 2026 Best Places to Work and Fast Company's 2026 Best Workplaces for Innovators in Cybersecurity and Enterprise Software. "Our team is on a mission to solve the most pressing challenges in security, and that takes exceptional people," said Hatem Naguib, CEO of Sysdig. "We are delighted to welcome Teri, whose career has been dedicated to cultivating talent through growth and change." Harrell received the Triangle Business Journal Corporate Leadership Award in 2025. She holds a bachelor's degree in business management from Meredith College and a certification in organizational design from Cornell University. Sysdig develops cloud-native security technology that combines runtime threat detection, AI-powered analysis and cloud infrastructure protection. Its platform incorporates Falco, an open-source threat detection engine used by enterprise security teams.

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Sysdig appoints ex-Red Hat leader Teri Harrell as chief human resources officer

Sysdig, a cloud security company, has appointed Teri Harrell as chief human resources officer. She will lead its global people strategy, including hiring and developing security, engineering, threat research, and AI talent. Harrell joins from VitalEdge Technologies, where she was chief human resources officer and guided the company through a change of ownership and leadership. She previously held HR leadership roles at Red Hat. She has more than 25 years of experience in talent acquisition, talent development, and organisational change. Sysdig recently reported 110% net revenue retention and was named a Leader in a Forrester Wave report on cloud native application protection. "Technology is what draws people in, and culture is what turns strong business outcomes into a habit," Harrell said.

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Aug 4th, 2026

Sysdig launches Secure AI to democratize machine-speed cloud defense.

Sysdig launches Secure AI to democratize machine-speed cloud defense. Published: August 4, 2026 Wherever teams are on their AI journey, Sysdig helps them investigate, contain, and fix threats at the speed of autonomous attacks while running more than 10 times as many investigations at 88% lower cost. Black Hat USA, LAS VEGAS - Aug. 4, 2026 - Sysdig today announced the launch of Sysdig Secure AI, a new AI-native offering built on the Sysdig Secure CNAPP that helps teams defend at the speed of AI-powered attacks. With frontier AI models like Claude Mythos uncovering new software vulnerabilities by the thousands [1] and threat actors breaking into cloud environments in minutes, security teams can't match the pace of threats just by adding headcount. Sysdig Secure AI helps enterprises close that gap, built on the industry's deepest runtime intelligence to investigate, prioritize, and remediate the risks that matter most the moment they appear. It gives teams the choice to harness machine-speed defense however it best fits them and moves defenders from operators to orchestrators, so people set the goals while AI creates personalized outcomes to keep them ahead. "For decades, security tools worked like cameras, recording break-ins for humans to review and act on. But attackers changed the game the moment they picked up AI - by the time you receive an alert, your data's already gone," said Loris Degioanni, Sysdig Founder and CTO. "You need a response, not just a recording. Security teams need an active defense that reacts in real time to what's actually happening in their environments. That's what Sysdig Secure AI delivers, adapting to your business and moving at the speed and shape of the threats it helps defend against." The window for defenders to respond to threats is collapsing. Vulnerabilities are now exploited within hours of advisories going public, and the Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) recently watched an AI agent move from a single vulnerability to an organization's internal database in under one hour. They also exposed JADEPUFFER, the first documented case of ransomware run end to end by an AI agent, which shows that attackers have only scratched the surface of what autonomous threats can do. As the window for defenders to respond shrinks toward zero, AI-powered defense is no longer optional; 83% of organizations are either adopting or planning to adopt AI for cybersecurity [2]. An expert AI security team, built for how you work. Sysdig Secure AI powers a coordinated team of AI security experts built on deep runtime telemetry and tuned for each domain of cloud defense. When real threats and risks surface, they work together, analyzing environments, pinpointing what's actually running and exploitable, confirming whether any common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) are present and reachable, surfacing zero-day activity, and containing threats or fixing risk at the root. But AI is not one-size-fits-all, and neither are security teams. Organizations vary in size, industry, and regulation, and no two are at the same point in their AI journey. Sysdig Secure AI gives every organization three ways to put machine-speed defense to work, designed to complement one another so that all teams can work at machine speed: * Agentic AI: Sysdig's AI security agents build a prioritized, personalized list of a business' most urgent risks and deliver the remediations and mitigations to close them, helping teams stop threats before they escalate. Here, teams define what "good" looks like, and Sysdig Secure AI works toward achieving it. * Headless cloud security: For teams that operate through AI agents, like Claude, Cursor, or Codex, headless cloud security leverages Sysdig's expertise to help accelerate investigations spanning technology stacks and adjust controls for the fastest, safest mitigations and remediations - right in the workflows they already rely on. * GenAI assistant: Sysdig's GenAI assistant, formerly Sysdig Sage(TM), is a fully integrated AI cloud security analyst that anyone on the team can ask to explain risk, help navigate the platform, and recommend remediation guidance in plain language. Across all three options - which teams can use in combination - organizations stay in control. Sysdig Secure AI keeps a human in the loop where decisions are critical and works autonomously where speed matters most, auditing every action so that accountability is always clear. For organizations still planning the initial stages of their AI-powered security journey, the Sysdig Secure cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) remains foundational. Better runtime data, stronger security outcomes. Data is what sets Sysdig apart. AI is only as good as the foundation it's built on, and as a full CNAPP, Sysdig sees more of the cloud than anyone - from posture and identity to runtime. That foundation is the industry's deepest runtime intelligence, drawn from its deep telemetry; years of frontline research from the Sysdig TRT; and Falco, its open source runtime threat detection engine. To date, Falco has been downloaded over 200 million times and is trusted by 60% of the Fortune 500. As a result, Sysdig Secure AI acts on live, real-world risk. Sysdig Secure AI is powered by expert-written skills and tuned for each pillar of cloud defense, so teams are never starting from scratch. It's also hyperpersonalized to how each organization works, learning what's normal, what's critical, and which assets matter most, sharpening its understanding the longer it runs. The payoff is measurable. Sysdig Secure AI helps teams shrink their exposure windows; contain threats before they escalate; and shift the repetitive work of investigation, reporting, and ticketing to AI. It can help teams handle more than 10 times as many investigations as human experts alone at 88% lower cost. For example, a vulnerability investigation that takes three skilled analysts 45 minutes each at about $135 today can be done by one analyst with Sysdig Secure AI in under 15 minutes for $16, roughly $3.75 of that in tokens. "Adding headcount fast enough to match the speed of today's threats is a real challenge, so AI-powered security that amplifies the impact of human effort is critical," said Frederic Alex, Senior Security Engineer at a crypto exchange. "Sysdig Secure AI meets teams where they are. Experts set the priorities and AI agents do the heavy lifting using deep runtime data. That helps us close the gap between knowing about risk and resolving it, and it's how we stay ahead of a threat landscape that changes by the hour." "What sets Sysdig Secure AI apart is that it acts on what is actually running our environment, so we can act on the findings that matter most as they're detected," said Teo Lopez, Manager of Platform Engineering at SonderMind. "As a mental health tech company, keeping clients' personal information secure and protected is a non-negotiable. Sysdig equipped us to bring AI into our security program on our own terms and see real, measurable risk reduction almost instantly. We didn't have to wait until we felt ready to rebuild everything around it." Availability. Sysdig Secure AI is generally available today. Existing Sysdig Secure customers can contact their account teams to get started. For others interested in learning more, schedule a demo. Resources. Media contact. Sysdig delivers cloud security the right way through open innovation, agentic AI, and the uncompromising truth of runtime. In a world of blind spots and black boxes, Sysdig empowers security and development teams to prevent, detect, and respond to threats in real time. Fueled by the industry's deepest runtime intelligence, Sysdig meets organizations where they are in their AI journey. From its fully integrated GenAI assistant to Sysdig Headless Cloud Security, which runs inside AI coding agents and moves security beyond one-size-fits-all dashboards, Sysdig gives teams the flexibility to work where and how they want. Founded by the creators of Falco and Wireshark, Sysdig is trusted by more than 60% of the Fortune 500 and built for organizations that refuse to compromise.

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Jul 15th, 2026

WEKA appoints Shanta Kohli as Chief Marketing Officer.

WEKA appoints Shanta Kohli as Chief Marketing Officer. WEKA has appointed Shanta Kohli as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), strengthening its executive team as demand for AI-native data infrastructure continues to accelerate. Marketing technology news Kohli brings more than 25 years of experience leading global marketing organizations across enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity and cloud technologies. Reporting to WEKA Co-founder and CEO Liran Zvibel, she will oversee the company's global marketing strategy, including brand development, demand generation and go-to-market initiatives, as WEKA expands its position in the AI infrastructure market. Before joining WEKA, Kohli served as Chief Marketing Officer at Sysdig, where she spent nearly six years helping scale the company's global marketing organization. Her career also includes senior leadership roles at Palo Alto Networks, Nimble Storage, Blue Coat Systems and HP Software, giving her extensive experience in category creation and enterprise technology marketing. The appointment comes as AI infrastructure providers compete to support enterprises moving from AI experimentation to production. As organizations deploy increasingly complex generative AI workloads, marketing leaders are expected to communicate not only technical capabilities but also business value, scalability and long-term return on investment. Building category awareness has become just as important as product innovation in an increasingly competitive AI landscape. This evolution is expanding the role of enterprise CMOs. Beyond traditional brand building, marketing leaders are increasingly responsible for defining emerging technology categories, educating enterprise buyers and aligning demand generation with revenue growth. In fast-growing AI markets, clear positioning and customer trust can be powerful competitive differentiators. Kohli's appointment reflects a broader trend across enterprise AI, where experienced marketing executives are helping technology companies translate innovation into market leadership. As AI infrastructure becomes a strategic priority for enterprises, strong go-to-market execution will play an increasingly important role in driving adoption and long-term growth.

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Jul 10th, 2026

Sysdig, the leader in unified container and cloud security, raises $350M in Series G Financing at $2.5B Valuation

Sysdig, Inc. today announced that it has raised a $350 million Series G funding round at a valuation of $2.5 billion