Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems for global enterprises and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in groundbreaking enterprises focused on public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We serve customers that include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers as well as industry leaders across various sectors.
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We are hiring a GitOps Engineering Manager to take on a world-class DevOps and GitOps engineering management challenge. This role combines operations management, software engineering, product development, and team leadership into a single high-value position. The candidate should be an expert in Linux and operations while also being a capable manager of high-performance teams.
Our mission is to pioneer and prove superior approaches to large-scale infrastructure services. This role will support Canonical and Ubuntu operations and will contribute to shaping Canonical's managed application service offerings, enhancing the standards for DevOps and cloud-native operations. We aim to automate processes that support our business and share this automation as open-source packages for others to leverage in their operations.
Our teams work across the full stack, including bare metal to Kubernetes, as well as various infrastructure environments ranging from public and private clouds to edge computing. We have fully distributed, home-based teams spread across EMEA, APAC, and the Americas. The GitOps Engineering Manager will lead a team in their time zone and report to a global director.
Work Conditions: Full-time, Remote, with potential travel twice a year for company events (up to two weeks long)
Responsibilities:
- Lead daily agile DevOps practices within the team
- Represent the Infrastructure Services team to stakeholders, customers, and internal teams
- Organize, coordinate, and drive internal projects
- Mentor engineers to enhance their skills
- Identify and measure team health indicators
- Implement structured engineering and operations processes
- Ensure the team focuses on priorities, milestones, and deliverables
- Work to meet service level agreements for customer deployments worldwide
- Deliver quality managed services consistently and timely
Qualifications:
- Drive and a proven track record of exceeding expectations
- Experience in software delivery using infrastructure as code
- Proven experience managing DevOps teams for SaaS or similar offerings
- Understanding of testing methodologies and maintainable code quality
- Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
- Experience with cloud topologies and technologies
- Commitment to travel for company events as required
- An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Experience with Ubuntu system administration
- Familiarity with agile software development methodologies
- Experience working in and managing distributed teams
What We Offer:
- Compensation that considers geographical location, experience, and performance
- Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
- Distributed work environment with in-person team sprints twice yearly
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review and recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunities for travel to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events
About Canonical:
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm leading the global shift to open source, publishing Ubuntu—one of the most important open-source projects driving AI, IoT, and cloud innovation. We prioritize excellence in our recruitment, aiming to set high standards for our team. Most colleagues have worked from home since our inception in 2004, making Canonical a forward-looking company that challenges its workforce to think differently, work smarter, and grow their skills.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds in creating a better workplace and better products. All applicants receive fair consideration regardless of identity.
