Canonical

Senior Security Operations Engineer

Canonical

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Anywhere in the World

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About the role

  • Provide operational and engineering leadership.
  • Implement and evolve Canonical’s Security Operations Center.
  • Design and develop security software and platforms.
  • Monitor for, identify, respond to, and remediate security incidents.
  • Assess and improve Canonical’s security controls.
  • Mentor early-career Security Operations engineers.
  • Plan and deliver work within Canonical's agile engineering framework.
  • Contribute to open source security.
  • Publish blog posts, whitepapers and conference presentations.

Requirements

  • An exceptional academic track record.
  • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path.
  • 10+ years of relevant professional experience
  • Professional cybersecurity experience, preferably working or leading a Security Operations Center.
  • Professional engineering experience.
  • An eagerness to contribute to open source security.
  • Proficiency in common scripting languages, such as Python and Bash.
  • Knowledge of Git, GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and common orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes)
Benefits
  • Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
  • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
  • Annual compensation review
  • Recognition rewards
  • Annual holiday leave
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
  • Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
security software developmentincident responsesecurity controls assessmentscripting languagesPythonBashGitGitOpsInfrastructure-as-CodeKubernetes
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationagile planningcollaboration