Cybersecurity Architect

We are seeking an exceptional Security Operations Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and evolving Canonical's security practices, techniques, tools, systems, and policies.

You will work closely with our engineering team to identify, contain, and guide the remediation of security threats and cyber attacks. Additionally, you will contribute to open source threat intelligence initiatives and drive threat modelling, table top exercises, and other security operations practices across the organization.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and evolve Canonical's security standards and playbooks
• Analyze and improve Canonical's security architecture
• Evaluate, select, and implement new security tools and practices
• Identify, contain, and guide the remediation of security threats and cyber attacks
• Grow the presence and thought leadership of Canonical's security practice
• Contribute to open source threat intelligence initiatives
• Drive threat modelling, table top exercises, and other security operations practices across the organization
• Develop security learning and development materials
• Publish blog posts, whitepapers, and conference presentations
• Identify, implement, and track security KPIs
• Plan and deliver security work in the framework of Canonical's agile engineering practice
• Work with security leadership to present information and influence change

About You

• An exceptional academic track record
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
• Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• Deep personal motivation to be at the forefront of technology security
• Expertise in threat modelling and risk management frameworks
• Knowledge of security architecture and market-leading security tools
• Experience contributing to, and consuming, threat intelligence feeds
• Experience in security risk management frameworks such as NIST CSF
• Experience with security standards such as ISO 27001

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

We are 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. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.