Security Risk Management Specialist

In security risk management we’re looking to harness the power of industry best practice combined with driving new innovation on how we do security risk assessments and modelling. Our security risk management team is the primary owner of the strategy and practices of how we identify, track and reduce our security risk across everything we do. 

To support this we need to use industry best practices paired with emerging threat information to to promote risk identification, quantification, impact analysis, and modelling to ultimately drive decision making. In this role, you will help establish and execute a broad strategic vision for the security risk program at Canonical. You will not only work within the team but also cross-functionally with various teams across the organisation. The team contributes ideas and requirements for Canonical product security, improving the resilience and robustness of all Ubuntu customers and users subject to cyber attacks. Additionally, the team collaborates with our Organisational Learning and Development team to develop playbooks and facilitate security training across Canonical.

The security risk management team’s mission is not only to secure Canonical, but also to contribute to the security of the wider open source ecosystem. They might share knowledge through public presentations and industry events, and share threat intelligence with the wider community or represent Canonical in sector-specific governance bodies.

What you will do in this role:

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, provide inputs to the development of key control indicators, and key performance indicators for various programs
Apply statistical models to risk frameworks (such as FAIR, sensitivity analysis, and others)
Participate in risk management, decision-making, and collaborative discussions
Lead quantified risk assessments and understand the value of qualitative data for improvements to quality and engineering processes
Interpret internal or external cyber security risk analyses in business terms and recommend a responsible course of action
Develop templates and materials to help with self-service risk management actions 
Monitor and identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness of risk management processes
Launch campaigns to perform security assessments and help mitigate security risks across the company
Build evaluation methods and performance indicators to measure efficiency of security functions and capabilities.

What we are looking for

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, a 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

What we offer you

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2, 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