Overview
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In security risk management we're looking to harness industry best practice and drive new innovation in security risk assessments and modelling. Our security risk management team owns the strategy and practices for identifying, tracking and reducing security risk across everything we do. We use industry best practices and emerging threat information to promote risk identification, quantification, impact analysis, and modelling to drive decision making. You will help establish and execute a broad strategic vision for the security risk program at Canonical. You will work within the team and cross-functionally with various teams across the organization. The team contributes ideas and requirements for Canonical product security, improving resilience for Ubuntu customers and users subject to cyber attacks, and collaborates with the Organisational Learning and Development team to develop playbooks and facilitate security training.
The security risk management team's mission includes contributing to the security of the wider open source ecosystem. They may share knowledge through public presentations and industry events, share threat intelligence with the wider community, or represent Canonical in governance bodies.
Responsibilities
* Define Canonical's security risk management standards and playbooks
* Analyse and improve Canonical's security risk practices
* Evaluate, select and implement new security requirements, tools and practices
* Grow the presence and thought leadership of Canonical security risk management practice
* Develop Canonical security risk learning and development materials
* Work with Security leadership to present information and influence change
* Participate in developing key risk indicators, key control indicators, and key performance indicators for various programs
* Apply statistical models to risk frameworks (such as FAIR, sensitivity analysis, and others)
* Participate in risk management, decision-making, and collaborative discussions
* Lead quantified risk assessments and use qualitative data to improve quality and engineering processes
* Interpret internal or external cyber security risk analyses in business terms and recommend actions
* Develop templates and materials to support self-service risk management
* Monitor and identify opportunities to improve risk management processes
* Launch campaigns to perform security assessments and help mitigate security risks across the company
* Build evaluation methods and performance indicators to measure the efficiency of security functions and capabilities
What we are looking for
* An exceptional academic track record
* Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling alternative path
* Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond
* Deep motivation to be at the forefront of technology security
* Leadership and management ability
* Excellent business English writing and presentation skills
* Problem-solver with strong communication, deep technical understanding of security assessments and risk management
* Expertise in threat modelling and risk management frameworks
* Broad knowledge of operationalizing security risk management
* Experience in Secure Development Lifecycle and Security by Design
What we offer
* Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
* Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
* Annual compensation review
* Recognition rewards
* Annual holiday leave
* Maternity and paternity leave
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
* Travel upgrades for long haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of open source. As the company behind Ubuntu, we publish one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud. Canonical is a remote-first company since 2004. We recruit globally and set high standards;
excellence is expected.Working here is a step into the future, challenging you to think differently, learn new skills, and raise your game.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a workplace free from discrimination. We value diversity of experience and perspective, and we will give every application fair consideration.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Finance and Sales
Industries
Software Development
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