Security Risk Management Specialist

🕒 April 1

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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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

• Define Canonical's security risk management standards and playbooks • Analyse and improve Canonical's security risk practices • Evaluate, select and implement new security requirements, tools and practices • Grow the presence and thought leadership of Canonical security risk management practice • Develop Canonical security risk learning and development materials • Work with Security leadership to present information and influence change • Participate in developing key risk indicators, provide inputs to the development of key control indicators, and key performance indicators for various programs • Apply statistical models to risk frameworks (such as FAIR, sensitivity analysis, and others) • Participate in risk management, decision-making, and collaborative discussions • Lead quantified risk assessments and understand the value of qualitative data for improvements to quality and engineering processes • Interpret internal or external cyber security risk analyses in business terms and recommend a responsible course of action • Develop templates and materials to help with self-service risk management actions • Monitor and identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness of risk management processes • Launch campaigns to perform security assessments and help mitigate security risks across the company • Build evaluation methods and performance indicators to measure efficiency of security functions and capabilities.

🎯 Requirements

• An exceptional academic track record • 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 • Problem-solver with excellent communication skills, a deep technical understanding of security assessments and risk management • Expertise in threat modelling and risk management frameworks • Broad knowledge of how to operationalize the management of security risk • Experience in Secure Development Lifecycle and Security by Design methodology

🏖️ 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