Linux Cryptography and Security Engineer
Job description
Software engineering role on Canonical's Security Hardening team, building and maintaining the security foundation that enables Ubuntu to operate securely and remain compliant with standards such as FIPS 140-3 and Common Criteria. The engineer enhances Ubuntu's cryptography and hardening automation and works with external partners on security benchmarks.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- Collaborate with other engineers in the Security Hardening team to achieve and retain various Security certifications
- Extend and enhance Linux cryptographic components (OpenSSL, Libgcrypt, GnuTLS, and others) with the features and functionality required for FIPS and CC certification
- Collaborate with external security consultants to test and validate kernel and crypto module components
- Work with external partners to develop security hardening benchmarks and audit + remediation automation for Ubuntu
- Contribute to Ubuntu mainline and upstream projects to land solutions and benefit the community
- Communication and collaboration within and outside Canonical to identify opportunities to improve our security posture, rapidly resolve issues, and deliver high-quality solutions on schedule
What we're looking for
- Hands-on experience with low-level Linux cryptography APIs and debugging
- Excellent software engineering fundamentals, including prior experience with C development, and the ability to demonstrate such
- Hands-on experience with Linux system administration and shell scripting
- Demonstrated knowledge of security and cryptography fundamentals + direct experience writing secure code and implementing best practices
- Significant development experience working with open source libraries
- Excellent verbal and written communications to enable efficient collaboration with internal and external partners in a remote-first environment
Nice to have
- Prior experience working on FIPS/Common Criteria certified products and in-depth knowledge of the underlying standards
- Prior experience working directly with DISA-STIG or CIS benchmarks, including related audit + remediation tooling (e.g. Compliance as Code)
- Experience working directly with Linux Kernel
- Prior experience with Python, OVAL (Open Vulnerability Assessment Language), and Ansible
- History of contributions to open source projects
Your team
Security Hardening team
Team that builds and maintains the security foundation enabling Ubuntu and its users to operate securely and remain compliant to international information security standards such as FIPS 140-3 and Common Criteria.
Benefits
- 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 from your team and others
- Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
- Performance-driven annual bonus
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About Canonical
The company that publishes Ubuntu
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.
Key facts
- 2004
- Open source software
- Publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud
- Remote-first company since its inception in 2004
- Recruits on a global basis
What they value
- Excellence
- Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background