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Canonical

Staff Security Operations Engineer

Canonical, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Staff Security Operations Engineer

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Canonical

We are creating a new team reporting to the CISO to protect critical assets and strengthen open source supply chain security. The SecOps team designs, implements, and evolves security practices, techniques, and tools that safeguard Canonical’s data, infrastructure, and build processes. Our mission extends beyond the company, contributing to the wider open source ecosystem through knowledge sharing, threat intelligence, and community participation.

Responsibilities

Implement and evolve Canonical’s SecOps 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 SecOps practice

Contribute to open source threat intelligence initiatives

Drive threat modeling, tabletop exercises, and other SecOps practices across Engineering, IS, and Canonical

Develop Canonical SecOps learning and development materials

Publish blog posts, whitepapers, and conference presentations

Identify, implement and track SecOps KPIs

Plan and deliver SecOps work in the framework of Canonical’s agile engineering practice

Work with Security leadership to present information and influence change

Qualifications

An exceptional academic track record

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an 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 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

Experience with security standards such as ISO

27001

Optional Additional Experience

Experience in a security operations team or a security operations centre (SOC)

Experience in offensive or defensive security teams with hands‑on ability

Experience with state‑actor and other advanced persistent threats

Benefits

Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints

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

About Canonical Canonical 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. Canonical recruits on a global basis and sets a very high standard for people joining the company. We are a remote‑first company since 2004, inviting you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Equal Opportunity Employer Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We 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.

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Information Technology

Industries Software Development

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