Staff Security Operations Engineer

We have opened several senior/staff Security Operations Engineer (SOC) positions, creating a new team reporting to the CISO. We are looking for a range of experience in these positions - at the high end we are looking for deep experience defending highly contested critical assets and high‑value cyber targets against advanced persistent threats and state‑level actors. We also have more junior roles for exceptional individuals with a proven personal interest and engagement in cyber attack and defence, and outstanding academic and career performance even if experience is limited.The SecOps team is responsible for the design, implementation, and evolution of Canonical security practices, techniques, tools, systems and policies. It is the primary owner of strategy and practices that determine how Canonical secures its data, internal infrastructure and build processes. The team designs and implements technical security controls that ensure security threats are automatically identified, contained and remediated, and contributes ideas and requirements for Canonical product security to improve the resilience and robustness of all Ubuntu customers and users subject to cyber attack. The SecOps team also shares knowledge through public presentations, industry events, threat intelligence sharing, and representation in sector‑specific governance bodies.What you will do in this roleImplement and evolve Canonical's SecOps security standards and playbooksAnalyse and improve Canonical's security architectureEvaluate, select and implement new security tools and practicesIdentify, contain and guide the remediation of security threats and cyber attacksGrow the presence and thought leadership of Canonical SecOps practiceContribute to open source threat intelligence initiativesDrive threat modelling, tabletop exercises and other SecOps practices across Engineering, IS and CanonicalDevelop Canonical SecOps learning and development materialsPublish blog posts, whitepapers and conference presentationsIdentify, implement and track SecOps KPIsPlan and deliver SecOps work within Canonical's agile engineering practiceWork with Security leadership to present information and influence changeWhat we are looking forAn exceptional academic track recordUndergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative pathDrive and a track record of going above and beyond expectationsDeep personal motivation to be at the forefront of technology securityExpertise in threat modelling and risk management frameworksKnowledge of security architecture and market‑leading security toolsExperience contributing to, and consuming, threat intelligence feedsExperience in security risk management frameworks such as NIST CSFExperience with security standards such as ISO 27001Optional things we valueExperience in a security operations team or a security operations centre (SOC)Experience in offensive or defensive security teams with hands‑on abilityExperience with state‑actor and other advanced persistent threatsWhat we offer youDistributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in personPersonal learning and development budget USD 2,000 per yearAnnual compensation reviewRecognition rewardsAnnual holiday leaveMaternity and paternity leaveEmployee Assistance ProgrammeOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleaguesPriority Pass, and travel upgrades for long‑haul company eventsAbout CanonicalCanonical is 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. Canonical has been a remote‑first company since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.Canonical is an equal opportunity employerWe are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.#J-18808-Ljbffr