This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Ubuntu Security Engineer based in Italy.

Join a globally distributed security engineering team dedicated to protecting users and strengthening the security of open source software.
You’ll investigate emerging vulnerabilities across the Ubuntu ecosystem, helping identify, assess, remediate, and document security issues.
The role combines hands-on security engineering with software development, code auditing, vulnerability research, and security tooling.
You’ll collaborate with internal engineering teams, upstream developers, and members of the broader open source community to deliver robust security fixes.
Your work will directly contribute to improving the resilience and security of widely used Linux technologies and open source projects.
The environment is highly technical, collaborative, and international, with opportunities to share knowledge through open source contributions, publications, and industry events.




This opportunity is open to candidates across experience levels, from graduates through senior security engineers, with strong technical potential and a passion for security.

Accountabilities
- Analyse, investigate, fix, and test vulnerabilities affecting open source packages within the Ubuntu ecosystem.
- Monitor and track vulnerabilities as they are discovered, researched, patched, and released, using internal security tools and processes.
- Collaborate with internal engineering teams, upstream developers, and the wider open source community to develop, exchange, and validate effective security patches.
- Audit source code and software components to identify security weaknesses and potential vulnerabilities.
- Assess security risks and contribute to prioritising remediation efforts based on impact and urgency.
- Design and develop features, automation, and internal tools that help engineering teams improve the security of th

📌 Ubuntu Security Engineer (Italia)
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📍 Italia