Lead a security engineering team responsible for responding to emerging threats to Ubuntu and the wider open-source ecosystem, handling line management and career guidance and representing the team technically.
Lead and develop engineers from graduate to senior level.
Give technical guidance on vulnerability remediation.
Drive new security engineering projects.
Work with upstream open-source projects on handling vulnerabilities.
Coach, mentor and give career development feedback.
Identify and track team health indicators.
Put disciplined engineering processes in place.
Represent the team and product to stakeholders, partners and customers.
Promote good engineering and organizational practices.
Plan and track progress on goals and projects.
Take an active part in the security engineering leadership team.
Requirements
Strong academic record, and an undergraduate degree in computer science or a STEM field (or a well-articulated alternative path).
Drive and a record of exceeding expectations.
Excellent written and verbal English.
A track record of developing and growing people.
Organized, with the ability to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
Professional conduct with colleagues, partners and the community.
Solid software development background, including support and maintenance.
Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g. Go, Java, C, Python).
Knowledge of and passion for application and software security.
Experience with agile development.
Commitment to continual learning.
Ability to build trust and relationships.
Results-oriented, with a drive to meet commitments.
Ability to travel twice a year for company events.
Nice to have: strong technical understanding of how Linux distributions work internally, ideally Ubuntu or Debian.
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