Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Canonical
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 operate globally with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.
Teams meet two to four times yearly to align on strategy and execution.
Location: Globally remote role.
The role entails
- Our cloud operations engineers bring Python software-engineering skills and rigor to the operations domain.
We practise devsecops from bare metal to application.
- We architect and run OpenStack, Kubernetes and software-defined storage, and we enable devsecops for applications running on that infrastructure.
- To succeed, you need to believe in automation as a pure software engineering problem, an interest in the scientific approach to operations at scale, driven by metrics and code, and the ability to learn the entire stack from bare metal networking and kernel up to serverless and open source applications.
- We run hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes, and application clusters for customers across physical and public cloud estate, and pursue model-driven operations with a universal operator pattern.
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 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, 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 success comes from being the best at what we do.
Most colleagues have worked from home since our inception in 2004.
Working here is a step into the future and challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and learn new skills.
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.
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