Security Engineer - Ubuntu - Remote

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join an industry leading software security team, and help protect the open source community and Ubuntu users from emerging threats. Canonical is building a team to provide security coverage across a wide range of different ecosystems and environments, and work to make the world a better, safer place.

In Short

• Analyze, fix, and test vulnerabilities in Ubuntu packages
• Keep track of vulnerabilities in Ubuntu releases as they are discovered, researched and fixed (using internal software tools)
• Collaborate with other teams in the Ubuntu community and with upstream developers to exchange or develop vulnerability patches
• Audit source code for vulnerabilities

Requirements

• Thorough understanding of common categories of security vulnerabilities and techniques for fixing them
• Familiarity with coordinated disclosure practices
• Familiarity with open source development tools and methodologies
• Skilled in one or more of C, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Ruby or PHP
• Excellent logic, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with the team and Ubuntu community members

Benefits

• Work with the best and brightest people in technology
• Opportunity for international travel
• Be part of a globally distributed team
• Contribute to making the world a safer place