Head of Security Operations
Core
Lead the Security Operations (SecOps) team to design, implement, and evolve security practices, tools, and systems for Canonical's data, infrastructure, and build processes.
Role type
Senior management IC (Head of Security Operations)
Builds
Security operations center (SOC), security architecture, incident response playbooks, and threat intelligence contributions
Domain
Cyber security, open source ecosystem, infrastructure security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
SOC architecture and design, Linux security, incident response playbook development, security risk management frameworks, threat intelligence analysis, security tool evaluation and implementation, team hiring and mentoring, security standards knowledge
Preferred skills
Offensive or defensive security experience, open source security tools, ISO 27001 standards, corporate endpoint security posture management
Technologies
Linux, security tools, threat intelligence feeds
Responsibilities
Hire and mentor technical security professionals, define security standards and playbooks, own SOC architecture design, analyze and improve security architecture, implement new security tools, identify and remediate security threats, grow thought leadership, contribute to open source initiatives, drive threat modeling and exercises, develop training materials, publish technical content, track KPIs, present security metrics to leadership
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
