Open Source Security Specialist

2 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia beBeeSecurity Full time US$120,000 - US$150,000

Job Description: We are seeking an Open Source Security Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our security engineering team, you will be responsible for monitoring, triaging, responding to, and documenting new and existing vulnerabilities in open source software.

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Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyze, fix, and test vulnerabilities in open source packages
  • Keep track of vulnerabilities in the Ubuntu ecosystem as they are discovered, researched, and fixed, leveraging internal tools
  • Collaborate with other teams in the Ubuntu community and upstream developers, as needed, to exchange or develop vulnerability patches and ensure that Ubuntu includes the most robust security features
  • Audit source code for vulnerabilities
  • Build features and tools to help teams strengthen the security of their products and contribute to the overall security of Ubuntu

Requirements:

  • A thorough understanding of common categories of security vulnerabilities and techniques for fixing them
  • Familiarity with coordinated disclosure practices
  • Familiarity with open source development tools and methodologies
  • Skilled in one or more of C, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Ruby, PHP, or JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Excellent logic, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills
  • Ability to clearly and effectively communicate with the team and Ubuntu community members
  • Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
  • Appreciative of diversity, polite, and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organization
  • Thoughtfulness and self-motivation
  • Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments

What We Offer:

  • Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
  • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
  • Annual compensation review
  • Recognition rewards
  • Annual holiday leave
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
  • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
  • Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About Us:

We are a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We are building a team dedicated to providing security coverage across a wide range of ecosystems and environments, working to make the world a better, safer place.

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