- Company: Canonical
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Job type: Full-time
About the role
Canonical is looking for a Senior Security Operations Engineer to join its team in Lagos. In this position, you will help implement and evolve Canonical’s Security Operations Center while contributing to open source security initiatives. You will also provide operational and engineering leadership, mentor early-career engineers, and help assess and improve the company’s security controls.
Responsibilities
- Implement and evolve Canonical’s Security Operations Center
- Contribute to open source security projects
- Mentor early-career Security Operations engineers
- Provide operational and engineering leadership
- Assess and improve Canonical’s security controls
- Design and develop security software and platforms
- Plan and deliver work within Canonical’s agile engineering framework
- Monitor for, identify, respond to, and remediate security incidents
- Publish blog posts, whitepapers, and conference presentations
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience
- Professional engineering and cybersecurity experience, preferably leading a Security Operations Center
- Proficiency in common scripting languages such as Python and Bash
- Knowledge of Git, GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling alternative path
- Eagerness to contribute to open source security
Preferred qualifications:
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS CSC, and ISO 27001
- Experience with advanced persistent threats
- Proficiency in additional programming languages such as Golang
- Knowledge of security architecture and market-leading security tools
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should click here to apply online.
