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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days Canonical's roles stay open a median of 82 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Canonical's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Canonical
- high 302 stale, 1 reposted of 312 open
- Hiring momentum
- 317 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Canonical's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Canonical.
About this role
The Head of Security Operations will lead the Security Operations (SecOps) team at Canonical, focusing on the design, implementation, and evolution of security practices and tools. This role involves managing a high-performing team, developing security standards, and integrating security insights into the software development process. The leader will also contribute to the broader open source security community through knowledge sharing and threat intelligence initiatives.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Canonical as an employer.
What you need
- Proven track record of mitigating with advanced threat actors and nation state threats
- Expert technical understanding of SOCs from the ground up
- In depth knowledge of SOC architecture and design including strategies for logging, firewalls, network segmentation, honeypots etc
- Expert in Linux security
- Ability to define, implement, automate and measure effective incident response playbooks
- Knowledge of security architecture and market-leading security tools
Nice to have
- Experience in offensive or defensive security teams with hands-on ability
- Experience with open source security tools
- Experience with security standards such as ISO 27001
- Experience with security posture management of corporate endpoints
Worth weighing
- Role involves both management and hands-on technical expertise, which may require balancing responsibilities
- No specific salary or benefits mentioned in the posting
- Position is remote, which may appeal to some candidates but could also present challenges in team collaboration
Summarised from Canonical's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Canonical on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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