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
Head of Security Operations (Management)
Builds
Security architecture, SOC design, incident response playbooks, and security tooling for Canonical's internal infrastructure and product deployments.
Domain
Cybersecurity, Open Source, Linux 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 playbooks, security risk management frameworks (NIST CSF), threat intelligence, security tool evaluation and implementation, team hiring and mentoring, security standards (ISO 27001), threat modeling, agile engineering practices
Preferred skills
Offensive or defensive security experience, open source security tools, corporate endpoint security posture management
Technologies
Linux, SOC tools, security automation frameworks
Responsibilities
Hire and mentor technical security professionals, define security standards and playbooks, own SOC architecture design, analyze and improve security architecture, evaluate and implement new security tools, identify and remediate security threats, grow thought leadership through publications and events, drive threat modeling and exercises, develop learning materials, track KPIs, present security metrics to leadership
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC leader with management responsibilities
