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Remote
Senior
Full Time
remotecryptographylinuxsecurityopen_sourceubuntusoftware_engineer
Requirements
- •Hands-on experience with low-level Linux cryptography APIs and debugging
- •Excellent software engineering fundamentals including C development experience
- •Hands-on experience with Linux system administration and shell scripting
- •Knowledge of security and cryptography fundamentals and experience writing secure code
- •Significant development experience with open source libraries
- •Excellent verbal and written communication skills for remote collaboration
What You'll Do
- •Build and maintain the security foundation for Ubuntu to ensure compliance with international information security standards such as FIPS 140-3 and Common Criteria
- •Enhance Linux cryptographic components (OpenSSL, Libgcrypt, GnuTLS, and others) for certification requirements
- •Develop automation tooling to audit deployed systems for DISA-STIG and CIS benchmark compliance
- •Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify security gaps and develop solutions
- •Contribute to Ubuntu mainline and upstream projects
- •Communicate and collaborate within and outside Canonical to improve security posture and deliver solutions on schedule
Nice to Have
- •Experience working on FIPS/Common Criteria certified products and knowledge of related standards
- •Experience with DISA-STIG or CIS benchmarks and related audit/remediation tooling (e.g. Compliance as Code)
- •Experience working directly with Linux Kernel
- •Experience with Python, OVAL, and Ansible
- •History of contributions to open source projects
Benefits
- •Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
- •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 meet colleagues
- •Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, delivers trusted open source for everyone and provides security, support and services to enterprises.
London, UK
1000 - 5000
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