Head of Cyber Security Management
As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for the strategic direction and management of our cyber security operations. This role requires a proven track record of mitigating advanced threat actors and nation state threats, as well as expert technical understanding of SOCs from the ground up.
* Key Responsibilities:
* Hire and mentor a team of outstanding technical security professionals
* Define and implement effective incident response 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
* Contribute to open source threat intelligence initiatives
* Drive threat modelling, table top exercises and other SecOps practices across Engineering, IS and Canonical
* Develop Canonical SecOps learning and development materials
* Publish blog posts, whitepapers and conference presentations
* Identify, implement and track SecOps KPIs
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
* Knowledge of security architecture and market-leading security tools
* Experience contributing to, and consuming, threat intelligence feeds
* Experience in security risk management frameworks such as NIST CSF
* Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
* Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
* Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
* Deep personal motivation to be at the forefront of technology security
* Leadership and management ability
* Excellent business English writing and presentation skills
* Confidence to report security performance metrics with accountability for accuracy and completeness
Benefits:
* Opportunity to contribute to the security of the wider open source ecosystem
* Chance to lead initiatives that integrate the team's insights into Canonical's broader software development process
* Experience working with a collaborative and innovative company culture