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Senior Research Engineer - C/C++

tenableinc
Maryland, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 12/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/11/2026

Who is Tenable?

Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. 44,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 45 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 is not only building great products and carving out a completely new category, but we are also building a world-class engineering culture, and committed to hiring the very best.

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Research Engineer to join our NASL Integrations Research Engineering Team. This position will involve developing and maintaining integrations for Tenable products such as Nessus, Tenable Vulnerability Management, and Security Center to communicate with 3rd party enterprise software such as Privileged Access Management, Mobile Device Management, and Virtualization software.

Your Opportunity:

  • Technical analysis of 3rd party software APIs
  • Develop and maintain integration code written in NASL
  • Lead technical projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Collaborate with other teams to extend NASL libraries and extend product UI’s as needed
  • Create or improve processes to produce faster and/or better outcomes
  • Review current projects and understand the challenges that may need to be overcome for those projects to succeed
  • Developing on many different platform languages depending on the current task
  • Assess how secure a design may be when implemented
  • Collaborate with your team and other teams to produce clearly planned work
  • Mentoring of other peers to help guide projects to success
  • Provide documentation and training to other Tenable members so they can effectively use the solutions provided
  • Take ownership of your projects and ensure their status is continually documented and communicated with management and co-workers
  • Develop documentation for customers and other Tenable members related to the functionality and usage of NASL Integrations
  • Leverage, maintain, and configure lab environment for team-related projects
  • Maintain in-depth knowledge of Tenable products and information security best-practices
  • May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time

What You’ll Need:

  • Able to work at Columbia, MD Headquarters (3 days per week, subject to change)
  • B.S. degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience
  • Demonstrably strong programming skills in C or C . Python, Ruby, Perl, and concepts such as Object Oriented Programming
  • Exposure to software development life cycle (SDLC) concepts and Agile methodology
  • A solid understanding of the needs to architect and develop security products
  • Able to work both in a self-directed manner and as part of a team
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Able to respond quickly and shift priorities as needed
  • Able to provide and receive constructive feedback during code review and design review
  • Strong ability to communicate plans, ideas, and project details to involved members and key stakeholders verbally and written
  • Experience developing enterprise level security products
  • Experience with developing protocols (examples : SSH,SSL,REST)
  • Experience with all platforms (Windows, Linux, MacOS)

And Ideally:

  • Experience developing in the NASL programming language
  • Skilled in presentation on complex topics
  • Training of peers on new concepts and processes
  • Skills to keep complex information organized and understandable
  • Knowledge about developing successful processes

#LI-Hybrid
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This is the base pay range for this position. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, location and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Employees are also eligible for variable compensation in addition to base pay (commission for sales roles, bonus for non-sales roles), depending on company and individual performance. Tenable also offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits which include: medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; 401(k) retirement savings with company match; an employee stock purchase plan; an employee referral program; flexible spending accounts; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); education assistance; parental leave; paid time off (PTO); company-paid holidays; health and wellness events; and community programs.

US Pay Ranges

$113,000 - $151,000 USD

We’re committed to promoting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Tenable - through all equal employment opportunity laws and regulations at the international, federal, state and local levels.  If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact Recruiting@Tenable.com for further assistance.


Tenable Data Consent Statement

Tenable is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. This Notice describes how we collect and use your personal data during and after your working relationship with us, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Please click here to review.

For California Residents: The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires that Tenable advise you of certain rights related to the collection of your private information. Please click here to review.

Salary : $113,000 - $151,000

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