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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 various enterprise initiatives, including public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We work with leading public cloud and silicon providers and industry leaders across many sectors. Canonical is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with over 1200 colleagues in more than 75 countries, with very few office-based roles.
We are hiring an Engineering Manager for the BootStack team, which designs, builds, and operates modern distributed systems on private infrastructure for customers. This role presents 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.
As a Cloud Engineering Manager for the BootStack team, you will be responsible for managing engineers who oversee the day-to-day Managed Service of customer environments. This includes customer service management, managed services operations, and consistent product improvement engineering. Collaboration with customers, product engineering, and operations is critical for success.
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 proper 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 on time.
What We Are Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) 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, preferably Ubuntu/Debian.
- Strong communication and cooperation skills.
- Experience with agile software development methodologies.
- Experience working in and managing distributed teams.
- Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems.
- Experience with cloud topologies and technologies.
- Ability to travel to team and company events and customer meetings, typically 20% or less.
What We Offer:
- A compensation structure that considers geographical location, experience, and performance.
- Performance-driven annual bonus or commission.
- A personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
- Annual compensation review and recognition rewards.
- Annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave.
- Team Member Assistance Program and Wellness Platform.
- Opportunities to travel to new locations for team meetings and 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, one of the most important open-source projects, we are changing the world of software. We recruit globally and hold a high standard for our employees, expecting excellence in all that we do. The majority of our team has worked remotely since our inception in 2004, offering a modern work environment that challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and learn continuously.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a workplace free from discrimination and valuing diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds.
