Security Operations Engineer

Staff Security Operations Engineer – Canonical

Canonical is creating a new Security Operations (Sec Ops) team reporting to the CISO. We are hiring senior/staff SOC engineers to defend critical assets and high‑value cyber targets, and further junior engineers who show strong interest and academic performance. The team shapes the security posture of Canonical’s infrastructure and product deployments, and extends its reach to the global open‑source ecosystem.

• Implement and evolve Canonical’s Sec Ops security standards and playbooks
• Analyse 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 Sec Ops practice
• Contribute to open‑source threat intelligence initiatives
• Drive threat modelling, table‑top exercises and other Sec Ops practices across Engineering, IS and Canonical
• Develop Canonical Sec Ops learning and development materials
• Publish blog posts, whitepapers and conference presentations
• Identify, implement and track Sec Ops KPIs
• Plan and deliver Sec Ops work in the framework of Canonical’s agile engineering practice
• Work with security leadership to present information and influence change

• Exceptional academic track record
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling alternative narrative
• 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 modelling and risk management frameworks
• Knowledge of security architecture and market‑leading security tools
• Experience contributing to, and consuming, threat intelligence feeds
• Experience with security risk management frameworks such as NIST CSF
• Experience with security standards such as ISO 27001

• Experience in a security operations team or centre (SOC)
• Experience in offensive or defensive security teams with hands‑on ability
• Experience with state‑actor and other advanced persistent threats

We consider geographical location, experience and performance in shaping compensation worldwide and revisit compensation annually. In addition to base pay, we offer a 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

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source, publishing Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud. The company recruits on a global basis and sets a very high standard for people joining the company.

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.