Engineering Manager - Ubuntu Security

Canonical Group - Madison, WI

Full-time - Manager

Madison, WI

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Engineering Manager for Ubuntu Security plays a crucial role in safeguarding the security of millions of users by leading a team of security engineers. This position involves addressing emerging threats, developing robust security measures, and ensuring the integrity of Ubuntu. The manager will engage with the community and customers while coordinating efforts across multiple engineering teams to enhance the security of Canonical products. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of security within the open-source ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of engineers, ranging from graduate to senior
• Provide technical guidance on vulnerability remediation
• Drive the development of new security engineering projects
• Work with upstream open source projects on vulnerability lifecycle handling
• Coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback
• Identify and measure team health indicators
• Implement disciplined engineering processes
• Represent your team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers
• Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices
• Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects
• Be an active part of the security engineering leadership team, collaborating with other leaders

Requirements

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
• Drive, and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• A love of developing and growing people and a track record of it
• Organised and able to ensure your team delivers timely, high quality results
• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
• Solid background in software development, including expertise in support and maintenance
• Mastery in any programming language (Go, Java, C, Python, ...)
• Knowledgeable and passionate about software and application security
• Solid experience working in an agile development environment
• A demonstrated drive for continual learning
• Builds trust, relationships and confidence
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments

Nice-to-haves

• Strong technical understanding of the inner-workings of Linux distributions (ideally Ubuntu or Debian)

Benefits

• Performance-driven annual bonus
• 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
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events