About Canonical
Empowering the world with open-source software
Key Highlights
- Developers of Ubuntu, used by millions globally
- Headquartered in London with a remote-first policy
- Serves enterprise clients like Google and Microsoft
- Privately held with significant funding from various investors
Canonical Ltd., headquartered in London, is the driving force behind Ubuntu, one of the world's most popular open-source operating systems. With a focus on cloud computing, IoT, and container orchestration, Canonical serves a diverse range of clients, including major enterprises like Google and Micr...
🎁 Benefits
Canonical offers competitive salaries, equity options, generous PTO policies, and a remote-first work environment, allowing employees to work from any...
🌟 Culture
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Skills & Technologies
Overview
Canonical is hiring a Security Software Engineer to enhance product security across teams. You'll focus on threat modeling, architecture reviews, and vulnerability response. This role requires a strong security background and offers a fully remote work environment.
Job Description
Who you are
You are an exceptional security-focused software engineer with a passion for enhancing product security across diverse teams. You have experience in challenging teams to think deeply about security, employing state-of-the-art practices such as threat modeling, architecture reviews, and static analysis. Your background includes a strong understanding of vulnerability response and proactive security measures, making you a key player in ensuring the integrity of software products.
You thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with other engineers, customers, and partners across the open-source ecosystem. You are comfortable participating in community discussions and contributing to open-source projects, understanding that security is a shared responsibility. Your ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly and effectively is one of your strengths, allowing you to influence and educate your peers.
What you'll do
In this role, you will be integrated across product teams at Canonical, contributing not only as an engineer but also as a security advocate. You will lead efforts in threat modeling and conduct architecture and design reviews to identify potential security vulnerabilities early in the development process. Your responsibilities will include implementing static analysis tools and fuzzing techniques to enhance the security posture of our products.
You will also engage in vulnerability response, working to quickly address and remediate security issues as they arise. Your role will involve collaborating with various teams to ensure that security best practices are integrated into the product development lifecycle. You will participate in table-top exercises to simulate security incidents and improve the team's readiness to respond effectively.
What we offer
Canonical offers a fully remote work environment, allowing you to work from anywhere in the world. You will be part of a diverse and inclusive team that values collaboration and innovation. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we believe that diverse perspectives lead to better products. Join us in our mission to provide open-source software solutions that empower enterprises and technology markets globally.
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