Head of Security Operations

🕒 April 1

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🛡️ Security Operations

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Canonical

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2004

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.

📋 Description

• Manage the security operations (SecOps) team responsible for end-to-end technical and operational security of Canonical's business, including agile threat modeling, table top exercises, intrusion detection and response, forensic analysis and policy determination. • Collaborate with our Organisational Learning and Development team to develop playbooks and facilitate SecOps training across Canonical. • Integrate the team's insights into Canonical's broader software development process. • Share knowledge through public presentations and industry events, and share threat intelligence with the wider community or represent Canonical in sector-specific governance bodies.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven track record of mitigating with advanced threat actors and nation state threats • Expert technical understanding of SOCs from the ground up • In depth knowledge of SOC architecture and design including strategies for logging, firewalls, network segmentation, honeypots etc • Someone who understands how the SOC works not just how to use it • Expert in Linux security • Ability to define, implement, automate and measure effective incident response playbooks • Knowledge of security architecture and market-leading security tools • Experience contributing to, and consuming, threat intelligence feeds • Experience in security risk management frameworks such as NIST CSF • 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 • Deep personal motivation to be at the forefront of technology security • Leadership and management ability • Excellent business English writing and presentation skills • Confidence to report security performance metrics with accountability for accuracy and completeness

🏖️ Benefits

• Hire and mentor a team of outstanding technical security professionals • Define Canonical's SecOps security standards and playbooks • Own and drive the architecture and design of the SOC • Analyse and improve Canonical's security architecture • Evaluate, select and implement new security tools and practices • Identify, contain and guide the remediation of security threats and cyber attacks • Grow the presence and thought leadership of Canonical SecOps practice • Contribute to open source threat intelligence initiatives • Drive threat modelling, table top exercises and other SecOps practices across Engineering, IS and Canonical • Develop Canonical SecOps learning and development materials • Publish blog posts, whitepapers and conference presentations • Identify, implement and track SecOps KPIs • Plan and deliver SecOps work in the framework of Canonical's agile engineering practice • Work with Security leadership to present information and influence change