Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is utilized in significant enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our clientele includes the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, along with industry leaders from various sectors. We pioneer global distributed collaboration, with over 1200 colleagues in 75+ countries and few office-based roles. Teams convene two to four times a year in diverse locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution. Canonical is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
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We are seeking a Cloud Engineering Manager to lead our BootStack team, which designs, builds, and operates modern distributed systems on private infrastructure for our customers. This role is ideal for a technologist passionate about Linux and Cloud technologies. You will oversee a growing engineering team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality managed services, while collaborating with customers, product engineering, and operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a growing engineering team to optimize the quality and velocity of both development and operations
- Identify and measure team health indicators
- Implement disciplined engineering and operational processes
- Represent the BootStack team to stakeholders, customers, and external teams
- Ensure focus on priorities, milestones, and deliverables
- Meet service level agreements with customer deployments globally
- Deliver quality managed services consistently and timely
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s (or equivalent) education in a technology field
- Proven experience in software delivery using Python, Go, C, C++, Java, or similar, and/or managing operations teams
- Proven experience with OpenStack
- Strong commitment to testing methodologies and maintainable code quality
- Experience with Linux system administration; Ubuntu/Debian is a plus
- Strong communication and cooperation skills
- Familiarity with agile software development methodologies
- Experience managing distributed teams
- Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
- Familiarity with cloud topologies and technologies
- Willingness to travel for team and company events and customer meetings (approx. 20% or less)
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation based on geographical location, experience, and performance
- Annual performance-driven bonus or commission
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Additional benefits reflecting our values and ideals
- A distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
- Opportunities for travel to new locations for team and colleagues' meetings
Language Requirements: Not specified.
Company Overview:
Canonical is at the forefront of the global shift to open source. We publish Ubuntu, one of the key open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud. Our commitment to excellence requires that we recruit globally and maintain high standards in our hires. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked remotely since our inception in 2004, promoting a future-focused and challenging work environment. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination, valuing diversity of experience and perspectives.
