Canonical is hiring a
Security Engineer

Summary

The job is for a security team member at Canonical, focusing on protecting the open source community and Ubuntu users from threats. Duties include analyzing, fixing, and testing vulnerabilities, collaborating with teams, and participating in industry collaboration. The role requires travel and self-discipline for remote work.

Requirements

• You have a thorough understanding of the common categories of security vulnerabilities and techniques for fixing them
• You are familiar with coordinated disclosure practices
• You are familiar with open source development tools and methodologies
• You are skilled in one or more of C, Python, go, Rust, Java, Ruby or PHP
• You have excellent logic, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills
• You can clearly and effectively communicate with the team and Ubuntu community members

Responsibilities

• Analyze, fix, and test vulnerabilities in Ubuntu packages
• Keep track of vulnerabilities in Ubuntu releases as they are discovered, researched and fixed (using internal software tools)
• Collaborate with other teams in the Ubuntu community and with upstream developers where appropriate, to exchange or develop vulnerability patches and make sure that Ubuntu includes the very best security features
• Audit source code for vulnerabilities

Benefits

• This job involves international travel several times a year, usually for one week
• The role requires the ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation