Staff Security Operations Engineer - Canonical

About the Role

Canonical is building a new Security Operations (SecOps) team reporting directly to the CISO. We are seeking individuals ranging from experienced professionals capable of defending against state-level actors to exceptional early-career talent with a proven passion for cyber defense. Your mission is to secure Canonical’s internal infrastructure and contribute to the robustness of the global Ubuntu ecosystem.

What You Will Do

• Strategy & Operations: Implement and evolve SecOps standards, playbooks, and security architecture.
• Threat Management: Identify, contain, and guide the remediation of security threats and cyber attacks.
• Tooling: Evaluate, select, and implement market-leading security tools and practices.
• Leadership: Drive threat modelling and table-top exercises across Engineering and IS departments.
• Advocacy: Grow Canonical’s SecOps thought leadership through blog posts, whitepapers, and conference presentations.
• Collaboration: Contribute to open-source threat intelligence initiatives and work with leadership to influence security policy.
• Agile Delivery: Plan and deliver work within Canonical’s agile engineering framework.

What We Are Looking For

• Exceptional academic track record (Computer Science or STEM degree, or a compelling alternative path).
• Proven drive and a history of exceeding expectations.
• Deep personal motivation to stay at the forefront of technology security.
• Expertise in threat modelling, risk management frameworks (NIST CSF), and security standards (ISO 27001).
• Experience contributing to and consuming threat intelligence feeds.

Optional Skills

• Experience in a Security Operations Centre (SOC).
• Hands-on experience in offensive or defensive security teams.
• Familiarity with state-actor and advanced persistent threats (APT).

What We Offer

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints.
• Annual compensation reviews and performance-driven bonuses.
• USD 2,000 annual personal learning and development budget.
• Comprehensive benefits including holiday leave, parental leave, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Travel opportunities and priority pass for company events.