Head of Security Operations at Canonical

1 month ago

Nairobi, Kenya Canonical Full time

We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company. If you're interested in a career at Canonical, we are a remote-first company so please apply to any suitable role as skills are valued more than location, despite some having a preferred geographic preference.
Summary
The SecOps team's mission is not only to secure Canonical, but also to contribute to the security of the wider open source ecosystem. They might share knowledge through public presentations and industry events, and share threat intelligence with the wider community or represent Canonical in sector-specific governance bodies.

This role reports to the CISO.
What you will do in this role:

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

What we are looking for

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

Optional things we value

Experience in offensive or defensive security teams with hands-on ability
Experience with open source security tools
Experience with security standards such as ISO 27001
Experience with security posture management of corporate endpoitns

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