Security Software Engineer

Security Software Engineer

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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets.

Location : Worldwide, this is a globally remote role. The role requires the ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through strong self‑discipline and motivation. It also involves mandatory international travel at least twice a year, typically for one week.

What you'll do

• Define, implement, and document new security features
• Lead security‑focused initiatives within a product engineering team
• Analyze, fix, and test vulnerabilities in open source software
• Contribute to Ubuntu and upstream open source projects to benefit the community
• Audit and analyze source code for vulnerabilities
• Integrate new tools into our security infrastructure, pipelines, and processes
• Achieve and retain various security certifications
• Extend and enhance Linux cryptographic components to meet country‑specific compliance requirements, such as FIPS and Common Criteria (CC) certifications
• Work with external partners to develop Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks
• Design and develop hardening automation for Ubuntu
• Stay up to date with trends and developments in the security industry
• Develop, test, and maintain new software capabilities
• Provide guidance and support to other engineering teams on security best practices

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Canonical is an equal opportunity employer; we are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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