Help protect Ubuntu users and the open source community by tracking, fixing, and shipping security patches that matter. You’ll join a globally distributed team that works fast, documents well, and treats security like a craft.
About Canonical
Canonical publishes Ubuntu and builds open source platforms used across cloud, AI, IoT, and enterprise. They are founder led, profitable, and built for distributed work, with teammates across 75+ countries. The security team’s mission is simple: make the ecosystem safer, one vulnerability at a time.
Schedule
- Fully remote, worldwide (home based)
- Work effectively with a globally distributed team (strong async habits and self direction)
- International travel required 2 to 4 times per year for in person team events (typically 1 to 2 weeks total per event cycle; at least two trips per year is expected)
What You’ll Do
• Analyze, fix, and test vulnerabilities in open source packages
• Monitor and triage new and existing vulnerabilities in the Ubuntu ecosystem using internal tools
• Coordinate patches and remediation with upstream developers and Ubuntu community teams
• Audit source code for security issues and document findings clearly
• Build features, tools, and security improvements that strengthen Ubuntu overall
What You Need
• Strong grasp of common vulnerability classes and practical remediation techniques
• Familiarity with coordinated disclosure and responsible vulnerability handling
• Comfort working in open source workflows and development methodologies
• Proficiency in at least one language: C, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Ruby, PHP, or JavaScript/TypeScript
• Solid Linux experience (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Clear communication, sound judgment, and strong troubleshooting instincts
• Professional maturity: curiosity, accountability, and effectiveness across cultures
Benefits
• Annual compensation review, plus performance driven bonus or commission
• USD 2,000 per year learning and development budget
• Distributed work environment with in person team sprints
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program and wellness platform
• Travel opportunities to meet colleagues, plus long haul travel upgrades and Priority Pass perks
If you want a security role where your work ships to millions and your team trusts you to own the problem, don’t sit on this.
Bring your craft, your curiosity, and your receipts. Canonical will give you the scale.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…