This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and Cloud technologies to build a career with Canonical and drive the success of those leveraging Ubuntu and open source products. You will work with an exceptional team while overseeing the BootStack team that designs, builds, and operates modern distributed systems on private infrastructure for customers. This includes technologies from Kubernetes to OpenStack.
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As an OpenStack Engineering Manager for the BootStack team, you will manage the engineers responsible for the day-to-day Managed Service of customer environments, customer service management, and consistent product improvement engineering. Collaboration with customers, product engineering, and operations is essential to ensure success.
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 operations processes
- Represent the BootStack team concerning stakeholders, customers, and external teams
- Ensure proper team focus on priorities, milestones, and deliverables
- Work to meet service level agreements with customer deployments globally
- Deliver quality managed services consistently and timely
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education in a technology field
- Proven track record in software delivery (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 a plus)
- Strong communication and cooperation skills
- Experience with agile software development methodologies
- Experience in managing distributed teams
- Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
- Experience with cloud topologies and technologies
- Travel to team and company events and customer meetings, roughly 20% of the time
Language Requirements:
Fluency in English is preferred.
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation shaped by geographical location, experience, and performance
- Performance-driven annual bonus
- 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 Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations for team meetings
- Priority Pass for travel 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 publisher of Ubuntu, we aim to change the world daily. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer, fostering a workplace free from discrimination to create a better work environment and products.
