About the Role
The Canonical Security Operations team is hiring for a Senior or Staff engineer. You will be responsible for designing, building, and operating a world-class Security Operations Center (SOC), providing leadership, mentorship, and technical expertise.
This role balances traditional SOC duties (monitoring, threat hunting, response) with software and site reliability engineering to build custom security tools and automate infrastructure.
Key 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 via blog posts, whitepapers, and conference presentations.
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
- Exceptional academic track record (Undergraduate degree in CS/STEM or equivalent).
- Professional cybersecurity experience, preferably in a SOC environment.
- Professional software engineering experience.
- Proficiency in Python and Bash.
- Knowledge of Git, GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
- Eagerness to contribute to the open source community.
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with NIST CSF, CIS CSC, or ISO 27001.
- Experience with security architecture and market-leading security tools.
- Background in offensive or defensive security teams.
- Experience with advanced persistent threats.
- Proficiency in Golang.
Benefits
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person sprints.
- USD 2,000 annual personal learning and development budget.
- Annual compensation reviews and performance-driven bonuses.
- Comprehensive leave policies (holiday, maternity, paternity).
- Employee Assistance Programme and travel perks for company events.
Benefits
Open to
Worldwide
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