Product Security Architect - Linux (Job Req #2025-017)

Why Work at Ross Video? We have a great group of people working together to create and deliver cutting edge products that look amazing and are easy to use. We go all out so that our customers can have the best possible experience and achieve quality results. With a product focus, continual learning, results driven processes, and creative thinking, we constantly strive to improve our solutions and to deliver results. If you've ever watched live television, news, sports, or entertainment, you've seen our products in use. All of the major Hollywood award shows, most professional sports teams, and many of the largest broadcasters in the world use Ross Video technology. Get behind the scenes and learn about what it takes to make live events possible. If that resonates, and you’re someone with integrity, commitment, and a strong drive to deliver great products, we’d love to hear from you.

Ross Video is looking for a Product Security Architect, Linux. This role’s mission is to ensure that the 50+ different Ross Video products that use Linux are securely configured, optimally performant, and up to date with security patches while also defending against supply chain attacks. Whoever fills this position must be able to influence colleagues’ actions without formal authority.

The position can be performed remotely, though some time at our Ottawa HQ will be necessary.

Who you report to: Vice President, Product Security 

What we offer:

Ross offers competitive salaries and comprehensive health plans, as well as several perks to help you perform at your best.

Some of these perks include flexible hours, generous paid time off, fitness/wellness allowance, employee share ownership program, professional development support and a ton of fun social activities and events!

Best of all, you will be part of the Ross Video team, and we’ve got a pretty energizing environment here.

What the job is all about:

• • Gathering and analysing requirements from development teams for Linux targeted at platforms that range from ARM-based embedded systems thru x86-based platform systems to cloud-hosted compute instances.
  • Establishing the trustworthiness of package repositories and packages used in our products.
  • Where needed, setting up and maintaining private repositories to serve trusted packages into our system configuration process.
  • Hardening distros by applying CIS benchmarks.
  • Linux System Performance Tuning.
  • Regular production of fully security patched distros for our product teams for both platform and embedded targets.
  • Design, implement and maintain processes for field security updates.
  • Automated configuration management of our fleet of Linux servers used in product development to comply with centrally defined information security standards.
  • Define and promulgate guidelines for secure operation of our Linux based systems.
  • Stay up-to-date on the security issues of the Linux distros we use

Who you are:

• 5 years’ Linux administrator experience with a variety of distros (CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Amazon Linux 2, Embedded)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or comparable
• Hands-on experience with embedded Linux authoring tools such as BuildRoot and Yocto
• Practiced in configuration management and change control, experienced with tools such as Chef, Puppet, and Ansible.
• Expertise in Linux Device Drivers Model

Bonus points if you have the following:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or comparable
• Security Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CSSP
• Recognized as an authority with a high reputation score in online Linux forums such as AskUbuntu, and YoctoProject.
• Experience with HPC and FPGA build infrastructures

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
At Ross, we embrace diversity, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work. We are committed to building a team that includes a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Inclusivity drives innovation and creativity, and that’s something we’re passionate about at Ross!  We believe everyone should be able to enjoy a rewarding career at Ross, regardless of race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability. If a disability means that you need any additional support during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.