Senior Security Operations Engineer

Responsibilities

• 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

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience
• Professional cybersecurity experience, preferably in a SOC environment
• Professional engineering experience
• Proficiency in Python and Bash
• Knowledge of Git, GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and Kubernetes

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with NIST CSF, CIS CSC, and ISO 27001
• Knowledge of security architecture and market-leading security tools
• Experience in offensive or defensive security teams
• Experience with advanced persistent threats
• Proficiency in Golang

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review and performance-driven annual bonus
• Annual holiday leave and maternity/paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Travel opportunities and Priority Pass for company events

About the Company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis.