Senior Security Ops Engineer — Lead SOC & Open Source Tools

Canonical Ltd.; Auckland; Híbrido; NZD 180.000 - 280.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote-first

Learning budget

Annual bonus

Travel opportunities

Paid leave

Descripción de la vacante

Canonical is seeking a Senior or Staff engineer to lead a world-class Security Operations Center, responsible for monitoring, threat hunting, and remediation across Canonical platforms. The role blends security engineering, software development, and site reliability practices.

You will mentor engineers, contribute to open source security, and share knowledge at conferences and in blogs. This remote-first, globally distributed team values collaboration and excellence.

Formación

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Professional cybersecurity experience, ideally leading or working in a Security Operations Center.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash) and familiarity with Git/GitOps.

Responsabilidades

• Provide operational and engineering leadership for Canonical's Security Operations Center.
• Design, implement, and evolve security software and platforms.
• Monitor, detect, respond to, and remediate security incidents.
• Assess and improve Canonical’s security controls and tooling.
• Mentor junior Security Operations engineers and contribute to the team’s growth.
• Plan work within Canonical's agile framework and deliver in sprints.
• Contribute to open source security efforts and project collateral.
• Publish blogs, whitepapers, and conference talks to share insights.

Conocimientos

Python

Bash

Git

GitOps

Infrastructure-as-Code

Kubernetes

Open Source Security

Security Operations

Leadership

Educación

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

Descripción del empleo

Canonical is seeking a Senior or Staff engineer to lead a world-class Security Operations Center, responsible for monitoring, threat hunting, and remediation across Canonical platforms. The role blends security engineering, software development, and site reliability practices.

You will mentor engineers, contribute to open source security, and share knowledge at conferences and in blogs. This remote-first, globally distributed team values collaboration and excellence.