Canonical is hiring a
Engineering Manager

Summary

The job is for a Security Engineering Manager at Canonical, responsible for leading a team to develop and implement security measures for Ubuntu. The role requires expertise in FIPS/Common Criteria certified products, Linux cryptography libraries, and agile development environments.

Requirements

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
• Drive, and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• A love of developing and growing people and a track record of it
• Organised and able to ensure your team delivers timely, high quality results
• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
• Prior experience working on FIPS/Common Criteria certified products and in-depth knowledge of the underlying standards
• Prior experience working directly with DISA-STIG or CIS benchmarks, including related audit + remediation tooling (e.g. Compliance as Code)
• Knowledgeable and passionate about software and application security
• Solid experience working in an agile development environment
• A demonstrated drive for continual learning
• Builds trust, relationships and confidence
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of engineers
• Coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback
• Identify and measure team health indicators
• Implement disciplined engineering processes
• Represent your team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers
• Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices
• Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects
• Support our products and customers to meet strict product security requirements such as FIPS, CIS, STIG, FedRAMP and the new CRA

Preferred Qualifications

Hands-on domain knowledge of Linux cryptography libraries (OpenSSL, GnuTLS)

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