Security Risk Management Specialist

4 weeks ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Canonical Full time

JOB SUMMARY

The security risk management 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.What we are looking forAn exceptional academic track recordUndergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative pathDrive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectationsDeep personal motivation to be at the forefront of technology securityLeadership and management abilityExcellent business English writing and presentation skillsProblem-solver with excellent communication skills, a deep technical understanding of security assessments and risk managementExpertise in threat modelling and risk management frameworksBroad knowledge of how to operationalize the management of security riskExperience in Secure Development Lifecycle and Security by Design methodology

RESPONSIBILITIES

Define Canonical's security risk management standards and playbooksAnalyse and improve Canonical's security risk practicesEvaluate, select and implement new security requirements, tools and practicesGrow the presence and thought leadership of Canonical security risk management practiceDevelop Canonical security risk learning and development materialsWork with Security leadership to present information and influence changeParticipate in developing key risk indicators, provide inputs to the development of key control indicators, and key performance indicators for various programsApply statistical models to risk frameworks (such as FAIR, sensitivity analysis, and others)Participate in risk management, decision-making, and collaborative discussionsLead quantified risk assessments and understand the value of qualitative data for improvements to quality and engineering processesInterpret internal or external cyber security risk analyses in business terms and recommend a responsible course of actionDevelop templates and materials to help with self-service risk management actionsMonitor and identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness of risk management processesLaunch campaigns to perform security assessments and help mitigate security risks across the companyBuild evaluation methods and performance indicators to measure efficiency of security functions and capabilities.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Risk management, Reporting, Policy drafting and development, Security operations, Security systems monitoring

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree

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