Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Join Canonical as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer. Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, with Ubuntu powering breakthrough enterprise initiatives across public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. In this role, you will help drive next‑gen operations at scale with pure Python infra‑as‑code, from bare metal to containers and applications.
We run hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes, and application clusters for customers worldwide and are raising the bar on automation by embracing a universal operator pattern and model‑driven operations. To succeed, you need to view automation as a pure software engineering problem, be driven by metrics and code, and be willing to learn the entire stack from bare metal networking and kernel up to serverless and open source applications.
Location: Globally remote.
Responsibilities
As a cloud operations engineer, you will bring Python software‑engineering skills and rigor to the operations domain. You will practice DevSecOps from bare metal to application, architect and run OpenStack, Kubernetes and software‑defined storage, and enable DevSecOps for applications running on that infrastructure.
In a high‑pressure operations environment you will support mission‑critical services for global brand‑name customers, drive upgrades to keep customers on the latest solutions, and evolve our offerings to stay current with state‑of‑the‑art open source infrastructure.
What we are looking for in you
* Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science
* Experience with Linux and familiarity with Linux networking and storage
* Python software development expertise
* Operational experience
* Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
* Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
Nice‑to‑have skills
* Experience with OpenStack or Kubernetes deployment or operations
* Familiarity with public or private cloud management
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
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
* Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu—the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud—we are changing the world of software. We recruit globally and set a very high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues work from home since 2004, and working here challenges you to think differently, learn new skills, and raise your game.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
We proudly foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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