Senior SOC Engineer & Security Platform Leader

Canonical Ltd.; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 340,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed work environment with in‑p

Personal learning and development USD

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity to travel to new locations

Priority Pass and travel upgrades for,

Job summary

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a Senior or Staff engineer to lead and contribute across Security Operations. The role spans threat monitoring, incident response, security software development, and platform hardening. You will mentor engineers, contribute to open source security, and share knowledge through blogs and talks.

The position emphasizes building and operating a modern SOC, with opportunities to influence Canonical’s security posture and open source ecosystem.

Qualifications

• An exceptional academic track record.
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience
• Professional cybersecurity experience, preferably working or leading a Security Operations Center.
• Professional engineering experience.
• An eagerness to contribute to open source security.
• Proficiency in common scripting languages, such as Python and Bash.
• Knowledge of Git, GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and common orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes)

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and engineering leadership.
• Implement and evolve Canonical’s Security Operations Center.
• Design and develop security software and platforms.
• Monitor for, identify, respond to, and remediate security incidents.
• Assess and improve Canonical’s security controls.
• Mentor early-career Security Operations engineers.
• Plan and deliver work within Canonical's agile engineering framework.
• Contribute to open source security.
• Publish blog posts, whitepapers and conference presentations.

Skills

Security leadership

Engineering experience

Open source advocacy

Python scripting

Git/GitOps

Kubernetes

Threat hunting

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Git

GitOps

Infrastructure-as-Code

Kubernetes

Job description

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a Senior or Staff engineer to lead and contribute across Security Operations. The role spans threat monitoring, incident response, security software development, and platform hardening. You will mentor engineers, contribute to open source security, and share knowledge through blogs and talks.

The position emphasizes building and operating a modern SOC, with opportunities to influence Canonical’s security posture and open source ecosystem.