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Head of Security Operations
Job Description
This global leadership role in cyber security is to manage the Security Operations (Sec Ops) team responsible for design, implementation and evolution of Canonical security practices, techniques, tools, systems and policies. The team is the primary owner of strategy and practices that determine how Canonical secures its data, internal infrastructure and build processes. They are responsible for assuring the security and integrity of our own infrastructure and product deployments.
Responsibilities
- Hire and mentor a team of outstanding technical security professionals
- Define Canonical's Sec Ops security standards and playbooks
- Own and drive the architecture and design of the SOC
- Identify, contain and guide the remediation of security threats and cyber attacks
- Plan and deliver Sec Ops work in the framework of Canonical's agile engineering practice
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM
- Proven track record of mitigating advanced threat actors and nation state threats