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  • Posted: Nov 24, 2022
    Deadline: Not specified
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    We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others'​. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation.
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    Linux Cryptography and Security Engineer

    Key Responsibilities

    • Support the Security Certifications engineers to achieve and retain various Security certifications.
    • Work with the Manager on scoping, prioritization and resourcing for all team's deliverable.
    • Extend and enhance Linux cryptographic components - specifically with modules such as OpenSSL/Libgcrypt - with the features and functionality required for FIPS and CC certification.
    • Collaborate with external security consultants to test and validate kernel and crypto components, achieve and retain FIPS and CC certification, and develop CIS benchmarks and STIGs for Ubuntu.
    • Work in partnership with the internal project manager to ensure delivery against project goals and milestones, identifying technical risks and mitigating them
    • Contribute to Ubuntu mainline and upstream projects to land solutions and benefit the community.
    • Contribution to continuous integration infrastructure: automated testing and validation.
    • Self-discipline and self-motivation to support and perform day-to-day engineering activities and deliver to schedules in a globally distributed team.
    • Communication and collaboration within and outside Canonical to rapidly resolve issues and keep the project on track.

    Required Skills and Experience

    • Significant experience working with open source libraries.
    • Knowledge of Linux Security and Cryptography.
    • Experience with patching and associated tooling: identifying, isolating, applying and testing patches, and resolving any resulting issues.
    • General Linux development skills (C proficiency, git experience, debugging with gdb).
    • Experience with bash scripting.

    Desired Skills and Experience:

    • Software packaging and maintenance experience, especially using Debian packaging.
    • Knowledge of and familiarity with low-level Linux cryptography APIs and debugging.
    • Experience working with Linux Kernel.
    • Familiarity with open source development tools and methodologies, especially those in common-use for development of the Linux ecosystem such as: Launchpad, IRC, and mailing-lists.
    • Knowledge of security benchmarks such as STIG and CIS benchmarks. 
    • Security Certification experience and knowledge in FIPS and/or CC.
    • Experience with OVAL (Open Vulnerability Assessment Language) and Go.

    Employee Benefits

    • Flexible working options/work from home
    • Tuition and Training Reimbursement
    • Annual Bonus Plan
    • Holiday for Service (Annual Leave)
    • Conference Leave
    • Priority Pass
    • Laptop Refresh Benefit

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Canonical on boards.greenhouse.io to apply

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