Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Overview

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Location: Globally remote role. Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. We have 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles.

We are hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer. Next-gen operations at scale, with pure Python infra-as-code, from bare metal to containers and applications. Our goal is to perfect enterprise infrastructure devops. We run hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes, and application clusters for customers across physical and public cloud estate, and we are raising the bar on automation by embracing a universal operator pattern and model-driven operations.

To succeed, you should believe in automation as a software engineering problem, be interested in the scientific approach to operations at scale driven by metrics and code, and be able to learn the entire stack from bare metal networking and kernel up to serverless and open source applications.

What we are looking for in you: software engineer fluent in Python, genuine interest in the full open source infrastructure stack from metal to containers, and the ability to work in a high-pressure operations environment with mission-critical services for global brand-name customers.

Responsibilities

• Architect and run OpenStack, Kubernetes and software-defined storage, and enable devsecops for applications running on that infrastructure.
• Bring Python software engineering skills and rigor to the operations domain; practice devsecops from bare metal to application.
• Work in a team to operate cloud infrastructure and ensure reliability at scale.

Qualifications

• 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 colleagues

• 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, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence and believe success comes from thinking differently, working smarter, learning new skills, and raising your game. Most colleagues have worked from home since our inception in 2004.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development

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