Security Risk Management Specialist
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted December 1, 2025
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Remote
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Job Description
This role involves developing and implementing security risk management strategies, conducting risk assessments, and promoting best practices to enhance the security and resilience of Canonical's products and infrastructure, while collaborating across teams and engaging with the wider open source community.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and establish security risk management standards and playbooks for Canonical
- Analyze, improve, and evaluate security risk practices and tools
- Lead and conduct quantified security risk assessments using frameworks like FAIR
- Develop security risk learning materials and facilitate security training
- Collaborate with security leadership to influence and implement risk management strategies
- Monitor and identify opportunities to enhance risk management processes
- Create evaluation methods and performance indicators for security functions
- Share threat intelligence and represent Canonical in industry governance and events
Requirements
- An undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path demonstrating equivalent knowledge and skills.
- Deep personal motivation to be at the forefront of technology security.
- Leadership and management ability.
- Excellent business English writing and presentation skills.
- Problem-solving skills with excellent communication skills, a deep technical understanding of security assessments and risk management.
- Expertise in threat modelling and risk management frameworks.
- Broad knowledge of how to operationalize the management of security risk.
- Experience in Secure Development Lifecycle and Security by Design methodology.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation is based on location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and more frequent reviews for graduates and associates
Performance-driven annual bonus
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
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