Head of Security Operations

You will be responsible for managing the Security Operations (SecOps) team at Canonical, overseeing the design, implementation, and evolution of security practices, techniques, tools, systems, and policies. Your team will play a crucial role in ensuring the security and integrity of Canonical's data, internal infrastructure, and product deployments. You will lead the development and implementation of technical security controls to automatically identify, contain, and remediate security threats. Additionally, you will collaborate with the Organisational Learning and Development team to develop playbooks and provide SecOps training. Your role will involve leading initiatives to enhance Canonical's security posture and integrate security insights into the broader software development process.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Hire and mentor a team of technical security professionals
• Define and enforce Canonical's SecOps security standards and playbooks
• Drive the architecture and design of the Security Operations Center (SOC)
• Analyze and enhance Canonical's security architecture
• Evaluate, select, and implement new security tools and practices
• Identify, contain, and guide the remediation of security threats and cyber attacks
• Grow Canonical's SecOps presence and thought leadership
• Contribute to open source threat intelligence initiatives
• Drive threat modeling, table-top exercises, and other SecOps practices
• Develop SecOps learning and development materials
• Publish blog posts, whitepapers, and conference presentations
• Identify, implement, and track SecOps Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Plan and execute SecOps work within Canonical's agile engineering framework
• Collaborate with Security leadership to present information and drive change
• *Qualifications Required:**
• Proven experience in mitigating advanced threat actors and nation-state threats
• Technical expertise in Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and SOC architecture
• Proficiency in Linux security
• Ability to define, implement, automate, and measure incident response playbooks
• Knowledge of security architecture and leading security tools
• Experience with threat intelligence feeds and security risk management frameworks
• Strong academic background in Computer Science or related field
• Motivation to excel in technology security
• Leadership and management skills
• Excellent business English communication skills
• Experience with offensive or defensive security teams is valued
• Familiarity with open source security tools and security standards such as ISO 27001 is a plus

Please note that this role reports to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Canonical. You will be responsible for managing the Security Operations (SecOps) team at Canonical, overseeing the design, implementation, and evolution of security practices, techniques, tools, systems, and policies. Your team will play a crucial role in ensuring the security and integrity of Canonical's data, internal infrastructure, and product deployments. You will lead the development and implementation of technical security controls to automatically identify, contain, and remediate security threats. Additionally, you will collaborate with the Organisational Learning and Development team to develop playbooks and provide SecOps training. Your role will involve leading initiatives to enhance Canonical's security posture and integrate security insights into the broader software development process.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Hire and mentor a team of technical security professionals
• Define and enforce Canonical's SecOps security standards and playbooks
• Drive the architecture and design of the Security Operations Center (SOC)
• Analyze and enhance Canonical's security architecture
• Evaluate, select, and implement new security tools and practices
• Identify, contain, and guide the remediation of security threats and cyber attacks
• Grow Canonical's SecOps presence and thought leadership
• Contribute to open source threat intelligence initiatives
• Drive threat modeling, table-top exercises, and other SecOps practices
• Develop SecOps learning and development materials
• Publish blog posts, whitepapers, and conference presentations
• Identify, implement, and track SecOps Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Plan and execute SecOps work within Canonical's agile engineering framework
• Collaborate with Security leadership to present information and drive change
• *Qualifications Required:**
• Proven experience in mitigating advanced threat actors and nation-state threats
• Technical expertise in Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and SOC architecture
• Proficiency in Linux security
• Ability to define, implement, automate, and measure incident response playbooks
• Knowledge of security architecture and leading security tools
• Experience with threat intelligence feeds and security risk management frameworks
• Strong academic background in Computer Science or related fiel