• Application Deadline:
• Position: Linux Cryptography and Security Engineer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Engineering / Technical 
  

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