Ubuntu Security Specialist

1 day ago


Davao City, Davao, Philippines beBeeSecurity Full time $40,000 - $50,000
Job Description

Canonical is seeking an Ubuntu Security Engineer to join our industry-leading security engineering team. As a key member of the team, you will work with us to monitor, triage, respond to, and document new and existing vulnerabilities in open source software.

You will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to identify issues, prioritize them, and coordinate remediation. This role requires international travel at least twice a year, usually for one week. You should be productive in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyzing, fixing, and testing vulnerabilities in open source packages
  • Keeping track of vulnerabilities in the Ubuntu ecosystem as they are discovered, researched, and fixed, leveraging internal tools
  • Collaborating with other teams in the Ubuntu community and upstream developers, as needed, to exchange or develop vulnerability patches and ensure that Ubuntu includes the most robust security features
  • Auditing source code for vulnerabilities
  • Building features and tools to help teams strengthen the security of their products and contribute to the overall security of Ubuntu
Required Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have:

  • A thorough understanding of common security vulnerabilities and techniques for fixing them
  • Familiarity with coordinated disclosure practices
  • Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
  • Excellent logic, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills
  • Clear and effective communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
  • Appreciative of diversity, polite, and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organization
Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support your career development and well-being. These include:

  • A personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
  • Annual compensation review
  • Recognition rewards
  • Annual holiday leave
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
  • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
  • Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
About Us

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. We publish Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud. Our mission is to change the world of software by providing high-quality, secure, and reliable solutions. We recruit on a global basis and set a high standard for people joining our company. Excellence is expected, and we strive to achieve it in everything we do.



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