Linux Cryptography and Security Engineer
Core
Build and maintain the security foundation for Ubuntu, ensuring compliance with international standards like FIPS 140-3 and Common Criteria.
Role type
Senior IC Linux Cryptography and Security Engineer
Builds
Ubuntu distribution security hardening benchmarks, audit tooling, and cryptographic components
Domain
Open source operating systems (Linux/Ubuntu) and Cryptography
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Low-level Linux cryptography APIs, C development, Linux system administration, shell scripting, secure code implementation, open source library development
Preferred skills
FIPS/Common Criteria certification experience, DISA-STIG or CIS benchmark experience, Linux Kernel development, Python, OVAL, Ansible, open source contributions
Technologies
OpenSSL, Libgcrypt, GnuTLS, Linux Kernel, Python, OVAL, Ansible
Responsibilities
Extend and enhance Linux cryptographic components for FIPS and CC certification; Develop automation tooling to audit deployed systems for DISA-STIG and CIS benchmark compliance; Collaborate with external security consultants to test and validate kernel and crypto module components; Contribute to Ubuntu mainline and upstream projects
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
