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Engineering Manager - Security Standards and Hardening

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted December 1, 2025
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Job Description

A leadership role responsible for managing and developing a security engineering team focused on enhancing the security of the Ubuntu open-source platform, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and collaborating with industry partners to address cryptography and system hardening efforts.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of engineers, providing coaching, mentorship, and career guidance
  • Implement disciplined engineering processes and ensure team delivers high-quality results on time
  • Represent the team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers
  • Support products and customers in meeting strict security requirements such as FIPS, CIS, STIG, FedRAMP, and CRA
  • Collaborate with industry partners to address cryptography modules FIPS 140 and system hardening efforts
  • Drive security standards for open source software across the Ubuntu platform, including certification of core components
  • Guide development teams in security best practices and industry standards compliance

Requirements

  • An undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path demonstrating equivalent knowledge and skills.
  • Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • A love of developing and growing people, with a proven track record of doing so.
  • Organized and able to ensure your team delivers timely, high-quality results.
  • Professional manner when interacting with colleagues, partners, and the community.
  • Prior experience working on FIPS Common Criteria certified products and in-depth knowledge of the underlying standards.
  • Prior experience working directly with DISA-STIG or CIS benchmarks, including related audit remediation tooling such as Compliance as Code.
  • Knowledgeable and passionate about software and application security.
  • Solid experience working in an agile development environment.
  • A demonstrated drive for continual learning.
  • Ability to build trust, relationships, and confidence.
  • Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments.
  • Ability to travel twice a year for company events, up to two weeks each time.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation range based on experience, performance, and location, with annual reviews and performance bonuses
Distributed work environment with the possibility of in-person team sprints twice a year
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Recognition rewards
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Travel upgrades for long haul company events

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