Security Risk Management Specialist

The role

You will establish and execute a strategic vision for the security risk program. This involves defining standards, performing quantified risk assessments, and improving security risk practices across the organization.

What you will do

• Define Canonical's security risk management standards and playbooks
• Analyse and improve Canonical's security risk practices
• Evaluate, select and implement new security requirements, tools and practices
• Grow the presence and thought leadership of Canonical security risk management practice
• Develop Canonical security risk learning and development materials
• Work with Security leadership to present information and influence change
• Participate in developing key risk indicators, key control indicators, and key performance indicators
• Apply statistical models to risk frameworks
• Participate in risk management, decision-making, and collaborative discussions
• Lead quantified risk assessments

Required qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record
• 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
• Deep personal motivation to be at the forefront of technology security
• Leadership and management ability
• Excellent business English writing and presentation skills
• Problem-solver with excellent communication skills
• Deep technical understanding of security assessments and risk management
• Expertise in threat modelling and risk management frameworks
• Broad knowledge of how to operationalize the management of security risk
• Experience in Secure Development Lifecycle and Security by Design methodology

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• 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

About the company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. The company publishes Ubuntu and has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.