Linux Cryptography and Security Engineer at Canonical Ghana

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Security Certifications engineers to achieve and retain various Security certifications
• Work with the Manager on scoping, prioritization and resourcing for all team's deliverable
• Extend and enhance Linux cryptographic components - specifically with modules such as OpenSSL/Libgcrypt - with the features and functionality required for FIPS and CC certification
• Collaborate with external security consultants to test and validate kernel and crypto components, achieve and retain FIPS and CC certification, and develop CIS benchmarks and STIGs for Ubuntu
• Work in partnership with the internal project manager to ensure delivery against project goals and milestones, identifying technical risks and mitigating them
• Contribute to Ubuntu mainline and upstream projects to land solutions and benefit the community
• Contribution to continuous integration infrastructure: automated testing and validation
• Self-discipline and self-motivation to support and perform day-to-day engineering activities and deliver to schedules in a globally distributed team
• Communication and collaboration within and outside Canonical to rapidly resolve issues and keep the project on track

Required Skills And Experience

• Significant experience working with open source libraries
• Knowledge of Linux Security and Cryptography
• Experience with patching and associated tooling: identifying, isolating, applying and testing patches, and resolving any resulting issues
• General Linux development skills (C proficiency, git experience, debugging with gdb)
• Experience with bash scripting

Desired Skills And Experience

• Software packaging and maintenance experience, especially using Debian packaging
• Knowledge of and familiarity with low-level Linux cryptography APIs and debugging
• Experience working with Linux Kernel
• Familiarity with open source development tools and methodologies, especially those in common-use for development of the Linux ecosystem such as: Launchpad, IRC, and mailing-lists.
• Knowledge of security benchmarks such as STIG and CIS benchmarks.
• Security Certification experience and knowledge in FIPS and/or CC
• Experience with OVAL (Open Vulnerability Assessment Language) and Go

Employee Benefits

• Flexible working options/work from home
• Tuition and Training Reimbursement
• Annual Bonus Plan
• Holiday for Service (Annual Leave)
• Conference Leave
• Priority Pass
• Laptop Refresh Benefit