Canonical
Senior Security Operations Engineer
Remote Operations role with clear candidate location fit.
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Eligible countriesWorldwide
Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
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Role overview
Senior Security Operations Engineer
Requirements and responsibilities
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Details
- Traditional SOC duties - security monitoring, threat hunting, and response.
- Security engineering - assessing and protecting Canonical platforms and products.
- Software engineering - building custom tools and platforms.
- Site reliability engineering - deploying, maintaining, and automating security tools.
In this role, you will:
- 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.
We are looking for:
- An exceptional academic track record.
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path.
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience
- Professional cybersecurity experience, preferably working or leading a Security Operations Center.
- Professional engineering experience.
- An eagerness to contribute to open source security.
- Proficiency in common scripting languages, such as Python and Bash.
- Knowledge of Git, GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and common orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes)
Though optional, we value:
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as the NIST CSF, CIS CSC, and ISO 27001
- Knowledge of security architecture and market-leading security tools.
- Experience in a security operations team or a security operations center.
- Experience in offensive or defensive security teams with hands-on ability.
- Experience with advanced persistent threats.
- Proficiency in additional programming languages, such as Golang.
What we offer you:
- 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
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