Cloud Security Specialist

19 hours ago


Muscat, Muscat, Oman Canonical Full time

Company Overview

Canonical is a leading technology firm at the forefront of the global shift to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, one of the most influential open source projects, we are driving innovation daily. Our mission is to empower individuals and organizations to harness the power of open source, enabling them to succeed in an ever-changing world.

Salary

We offer a competitive compensation package that reflects your skills, experience, and performance worldwide. Your salary will be influenced by geographical location, experience, and outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, you'll receive a performance-driven annual bonus. We prioritize fairness globally.

Job Description

As a Senior Security Operations Engineer, you will be part of our pioneering SecOps team, responsible for designing, implementing, and evolving Canonical's security practices, techniques, tools, systems, and policies. You will lead the strategy and practices that determine how Canonical secures its data, internal infrastructure, and build processes. Your key objectives include:

  • Evaluating, selecting, and implementing new security tools and practices
  • Identifying, containing, and guiding the remediation of security threats and cyber attacks
  • Contribution to open source threat intelligence initiatives
  • Driving threat modeling, tabletop exercises, and other SecOps practices across Engineering, IS, and Canonical
  • Developing Canonical SecOps learning and development materials
  • Publishing blog posts, whitepapers, and conference presentations
  • Identifying, implementing, and tracking SecOps KPIs
  • Planning and delivering SecOps work within Canonical's agile engineering practice
  • Collaborating with Security leadership to present information and influence change

Required Skills and Qualifications

To excel in this role, you must have:

  • An exceptional academic track record
  • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
  • Previous professional experience working or leading a Security Operation Center
  • Deep personal motivation to be at the forefront of technology security
  • Expertise in threat modeling 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 and ISO27001

Benefits

We provide a distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person. You will also receive a 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 meet colleagues, Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.

About Canonical

At Canonical, we strive for excellence in everything we do. Our commitment to innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction drives us forward. We recruit on a global basis and expect high standards from our team members. Join us, and you'll have the opportunity to grow professionally, learn new skills, and contribute to groundbreaking projects.



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