canonical

Head of Security Operations

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At a Glance

Location
Home based - Worldwide
Department
Engineering
Posted
2026-04-01T06:40:52-04:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

Linux

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

Responsibilities

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