Engineering Manager - Ubuntu Security

March 16

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Canonical

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Open Source • Cloud • AI

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, the world's most popular open-source operating system, which provides fast, modern, and secure Linux solutions for desktops, servers, and cloud environments. They offer a comprehensive set of products and services, including Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, cloud solutions such as OpenStack, and tools for managing containerized applications with Kubernetes. Canonical focuses on making open-source technology reliable and accessible across various industries, from IoT and AI to enterprise infrastructure.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2004

📋 Description

• As the most widely used Linux distribution, Ubuntu underpins the security of the entire internet. • The role of Security Engineering Manager directly impacts the safety and security of millions of users worldwide. • Join a team of security experts dedicated to protecting the open-source ecosystem and driving innovation. • Your leadership will be instrumental in addressing emerging threats, developing robust security measures, and ensuring the continued integrity of Ubuntu. • This is an opportunity to make a tangible difference and leave a lasting legacy on the digital landscape. • The security engineering team's first responsibility is to respond to emerging threats and aim to secure the open source ecosystem for community and enterprise use. • Your work will improve the security of millions of people, by addressing potential CVEs and vulnerabilities alongside the lifecycle of Canonical products such as Ubuntu. • You will engage directly with our community and customers, as well as coordinating efforts across multiple engineering teams and projects to make this happen. • An Engineering Manager is responsible for line management and career guidance. • The ability to develop engineering talent, to represent your team and product from a technical perspective, and to drive collaboration with other teams and customers are all critical to success in this role. • Lead and develop a team of engineers, ranging from graduate to senior. • Provide technical guidance on vulnerability remediation. • Drive the development of new security engineering projects. • Work with upstream open source projects on vulnerability lifecycle handling. • Coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback. • Identify and measure team health indicators. • Implement disciplined engineering processes. • Represent your team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers. • Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices. • Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects. • Be an active part of the security engineering leadership team, collaborating with other leaders.

🎯 Requirements

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path • Drive, and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English • A love of developing and growing people and a track record of it • Organised and able to ensure your team delivers timely, high quality results • Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community • Solid background in software development, including expertise in support and maintenance • Mastery in any programming language (Go, Java, C, Python, ...) • Knowledgeable and passionate about software and application security • Solid experience working in an agile development environment • A demonstrated drive for continual learning • Builds trust, relationships and confidence • Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments • Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

🏖️ 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 • Employee Assistance Programme • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues • Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events