Ubuntu Security Engineer

Canonical - Jobs; Tijuana; A distancia; MXN 200,000 - 400,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading software provider is hiring an Ubuntu Security Engineer in Tijuana, Mexico, to analyze, fix, and test vulnerabilities in open source packages. The role requires strong problem-solving skills and experience with security vulnerabilities. You will collaborate with international teams and should be comfortable in a remote work environment. Competitive compensation, annual bonuses, and a personal development budget are offered.

Servicios

Performance-driven annual bonus

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000

Maternity and paternity leave

Wellness platform access

Priority Pass for travel upgrades

Formación

• Understanding common categories of security vulnerabilities.
• Familiar with coordinated disclosure practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members.

Responsabilidades

• Analyze, fix, and test vulnerabilities in open source packages.
• Collaborate with teams to develop vulnerability patches.
• Audit source code for vulnerabilities.

Conocimientos

Understanding of security vulnerabilities

Familiar with open source development tools

Skilled in C, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Ruby, PHP, or JavaScript/TypeScript

Excellent problem-solving skills

Clear communication

Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. Canonical is founder‑led, profitable, and growing. Canonical is building a team dedicated to providing security coverage across a wide range of ecosystems and environments, working to make the world a better, safer place.

We are hiring an Ubuntu Security Engineer to join an industry‑leading security engineering team and help protect the open source community and Ubuntu users from emerging threats. We are looking for candidates across all levels of experience, from Graduate to Senior. 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 activities such as security assessments, building features, conducting code reviews, developing internal tools, engaging with the open source community, and participating in industry initiatives and events. This role requires international travel at least twice a year, usually for one week. It also requires the ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through self‑discipline and self‑motivation.

Responsibilities

The role entails 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, as needed, 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.
• Familiar with coordinated disclosure practices.
• Familiar 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.

Benefits

• Compensation shaped by geographical location, experience, and performance worldwide.
• Base pay with a performance‑driven annual bonus or commission.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review, recognition rewards, and annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave, team member assistance program, and wellness platform.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.

Diversity and Inclusion

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. #LI‑remote