Ubuntu Security Engineer

Embedded Shishya; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Learning budget

Annual compensation review

Wellness platform

Travel opportunities

Team sprints in person

Zusammenfassung

Canonical is seeking an engineering-focused security engineer to monitor, triage, respond to, and document vulnerabilities in open source software as part of the Ubuntu Security Team. You will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to identify issues and coordinate remediation.

This role involves analyzing vulnerabilities, patching open-source packages, auditing code, and building tools to strengthen Ubuntu security, with opportunities to engage with the open source community and

Qualifikationen

• Thorough understanding of common security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques.
• Familiarity with coordinated disclosure practices.
• Familiarity with open source development tools and methodologies.
• Proficiency in one or more languages: C, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Ruby, PHP, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Excellent logic, problem-solving, and debugging abilities.
• Clear communication with team and Ubuntu community.
• Experience with Linux (Debian/Ubuntu preferred).
• Strong interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Self-motivated with ability to meet commitments.

Aufgaben

• Analyze, fix, and test vulnerabilities in open-source packages.
• Track vulnerabilities in the Ubuntu ecosystem as they are discovered, researched, and fixed.
• Collaborate with Ubuntu community and upstream developers to exchange or develop vulnerability patches and ensure Ubuntu includes robust security features.
• Audit source code for vulnerabilities.
• Build features and tools to help teams strengthen the security of their products and contribute to Ubuntu security.

Kenntnisse

Vulnerability knowledge

Coordinated disclosure

Open source tooling

C/Python/Go/JS/Lang mix

Analytical thinking

Team communication

Linux experience

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivation

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

As part of the Ubuntu Security Team, you will work with some of the best and brightest people in technology to monitor, triage, respond to, and document new and existing vulnerabilities in open source software. You will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to identify issues, prioritize them, and coordinate remediation. This is an engineering-focused role that may also involve producing security assessments, building features, conducting code reviews, developing internal tools, engaging with the open source community, and participating in industry initiatives and events.

• Analyzing, fixing, and testing vulnerabilities in open source packages
• Keeping track of vulnerabilities in the Ubuntu ecosystem as they are discovered, researched, and fixed, leveraging internal tools
• Collaborating with other teams in the Ubuntu community and upstream developers to exchange or develop vulnerability patches and ensure that Ubuntu includes the most robust security features
• Auditing source code for vulnerabilities
• Building features and tools to help teams strengthen the security of their products and contribute to the overall security of Ubuntu

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of the common categories of security vulnerabilities and techniques for fixing them
• Familiarity with coordinated disclosure practices
• Familiarity with open source development tools and methodologies
• Skilled in one or more of C, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Ruby, PHP, or JavaScript/TypeScript
• Excellent logic, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills
• Clear and effective communication with the team and Ubuntu community members
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Appreciative of diversity, polite, and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organization
• Thoughtfulness and self-motivation
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments

Location

Worldwide - this is a globally remote role. The role requires international travel at least twice a year, usually for one week.

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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

Equal Opportunity Employer

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. 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.