This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and Cloud technologies to build a career with Canonical and drive success for those leveraging Ubuntu and open-source products. If you have an affinity for open-source development and a passion for technology, you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
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As a Cloud Engineering Manager for the BootStack team, you will manage the engineers overseeing the day-to-day managed service of customer environments, which includes customer service management, managed services operations, and consistent product improvement engineering. The BootStack team designs, builds, and operates modern distributed systems on private infrastructure for customers, utilizing technologies from Kubernetes to OpenStack.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a growing engineering team to optimize the quality and velocity of development and operations.
- Identify and measure team health indicators.
- Implement disciplined engineering and operations processes.
- Represent the BootStack team with respect to stakeholders, customers, and external teams.
- Ensure team focus on priorities, milestones, and deliverables.
- Work to meet service level agreements with customer deployments around the globe.
- Deliver quality managed services consistently and timely.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's (or equivalent) degree in a technology field.
- Proven track record 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 collaboration skills.
- Experience with agile software development methodologies.
- Experience working in and managing distributed teams.
- Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems.
- Familiarity with cloud topologies and technologies.
Travel Requirements:
Travel to team and company events and customer meetings is roughly 20% or less.
What We Offer:
- Compensation shaped by geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews to recognize outstanding performance.
- Performance-driven annual bonus and additional benefits reflecting our values.
- Distributed work environment with in-person team sprints twice a year.
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
- Annual holiday leave.
- Maternity and paternity leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
About Canonical:
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, we are changing the world daily. We are a remote-first company since 2004, dedicated to excellence and fostering a diverse workplace free from discrimination. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and ensure fair consideration for every application.
