This role is an opportunity for a hands-on, but literally hands-off, senior technologist with a passion for Linux to build a career with Canonical and drive the success of those leveraging Ubuntu and open source products. If you have experience in IT operations automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and a passion for technology, you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
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The IS team at Canonical supports and maintains all of Canonical's IT production services, running services used by over 60 million Ubuntu users. As a Senior SRE & Gitops engineer, you'll drive operations automation both in private and public clouds, utilizing the best open source IaC software and software development practices such as CI/CD pipelines.
You will define IaC, improve Canonical products and the open-source technologies they're based on, and collaborate on design and implementations with other teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop automation and GitOps in your team as an embedded tech lead.
- Collaborate with the IS architect to align solutions with IS architecture vision.
- Design services that the IS team can offer to the organization as products.
- Improve IaC practices within IS by increasing automation.
- Automate software operations for re-usability and consistency across private and public clouds.
- Maintain operational responsibility for all of Canonical's core services, networks, and infrastructure.
- Develop skills in troubleshooting, capacity planning, and performance investigation.
- Set up and maintain observability tools and design monitoring for various systems.
- Assist and collaborate with globally distributed engineering, operations, and support teams.
Requirements:
- Modern view on hosting architecture driven by IaC across private and public clouds.
- Experience in Python software development and working with large projects.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes or other container orchestration systems.
- Proven experience managing and deploying cloud infrastructure with code.
- Practical knowledge in Linux networking, routing, and firewalls.
- Hands-on experience in administering enterprise Linux servers.
- Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related engineering field.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English through various channels.
What We Offer:
- Competitive base pay depending on geographical location and experience.
- Fully remote working environment since 2004.
- Personal development budget of $2,000 per annum.
- Annual compensation review and recognition rewards.
- Annual holiday leave and parental leave.
- Employee Assistance Program and opportunities for travel to meet colleagues.
Company Overview:
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source, publishing Ubuntu, one of the most significant open source projects. We foster a workplace free from discrimination and consider diverse perspectives to create better products and environments.
