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Senior Security Operations Engineer
Location
Worldwide
Posted
69 days ago
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0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Security Operations Engineer
Canonical
• Provide operational and engineering leadership. • Implement and evolve Canonical’s Security Operations Center. • Design and develop security software and platforms. • Monitor for, identify, respond to, and remediate security incidents. • Assess and improve Canonical’s security controls. • Mentor early-career Security Operations engineers. • Plan and deliver work within Canonical's agile engineering framework. • Contribute to open source security. • Publish blog posts, whitepapers and conference presentations.
Job Requirements
- An exceptional academic track record.
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path.
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience
- Professional cybersecurity experience, preferably working or leading a Security Operations Center.
- Professional engineering experience.
- An eagerness to contribute to open source security.
- Proficiency in common scripting languages, such as Python and Bash.
- Knowledge of Git, GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and common orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes)
Benefits
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- 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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