Canonical

Ubuntu Security Engineer

Canonical

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Anywhere in the World

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Tech Stack

GoJavaJavaScriptLinuxOpen SourcePHPPythonRubyRustTypeScript

About the role

  • Analyzing, fixing, and testing vulnerabilities in open source packages
  • Keeping track of vulnerabilities in the Ubuntu ecosystem as they are discovered, researched, and fixed, leveraging internal tools
  • Collaborating with other teams in the Ubuntu community and upstream developers, as needed, to exchange or develop vulnerability patches and ensure that Ubuntu includes the most robust security features
  • Auditing source code for vulnerabilities
  • Building features and tools to help teams strengthen the security of their products and contribute to the overall security of Ubuntu

Requirements

  • You have a thorough understanding of the common categories of security vulnerabilities and techniques for fixing them
  • You are familiar with coordinated disclosure practices
  • You are familiar with open source development tools and methodologies
  • You are skilled in one or more of C, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Ruby, PHP or JavaScript/TypeScript
  • You have excellent logic, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills
  • You can clearly and effectively communicate with the team and Ubuntu community members
  • Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
  • Appreciative of diversity, polite, and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organization
  • Thoughtfulness and self-motivation
  • Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
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
  • Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
  • 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
CPythonGoRustJavaRubyPHPJavaScriptTypeScriptsecurity vulnerabilities
Soft Skills
logicproblem-solvingtroubleshootingdecision-makingcommunicationinterpersonal skillscuriosityflexibilityaccountabilityself-motivation