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Job Description
Canonical is seeking security-focused software engineers to enhance product security through advanced practices, contribute to open source projects, and collaborate with global teams to ensure the safety and integrity of their open source software and operating systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Define, implement, and document new security features
- Lead security-focused initiatives within product engineering teams
- Analyze, fix, and test vulnerabilities in open source software
- Audit and analyze source code for vulnerabilities
- Integrate new security tools into infrastructure, pipelines, and processes
- Develop, test, and maintain security-related software capabilities
- Extend and enhance cryptographic components to meet compliance standards
- Work with external partners to develop security benchmarks
- Design and develop automation for system hardening
- Stay current with security industry trends and developments
- Provide guidance on security best practices to engineering teams
Requirements
- An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path.
- An undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or equivalent experience demonstrating the ability to perform at a similar level.
- A track record of going above and beyond expectations in previous roles or projects.
- Thorough understanding of the common categories of security vulnerabilities and how to fix them.
- Knowledge of modern software engineering techniques.
- Familiarity with open source development tools and methodologies.
- Skill in one or more of the following programming languages: C, C++, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Ruby, PHP, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Experience as a security champion or leading security initiatives within a team.
- Experience driving security within a wider Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process.
- Professional written and spoken English language skills.
- Experience with Linux Debian or Ubuntu preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
- Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Results-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments.
- Mandatory international travel at least twice a year, typically for one week each time.
- Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through strong self-discipline and motivation.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation is based on location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and potential for more frequent adjustments for high performers
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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