Lead our effort to get Ubuntu fit for applications in automotive, aerospace, industrial robotics, and other highly regulated environments. Ubuntu is already the world's most widely used Linux; we want to make it the world's best choice for mission-critical systems in these sectors too. To achieve this, we are investing in processes and engineering, tools and analysis, practices and people.
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Success in this effort will secure open-source software's place at the highest tables in industry, where the complex demands of regulation, compliance, and certification are demonstrably met. We're seeking someone to lead this effort. You will transform complex demands into concrete outcomes, and in turn, into engineering excellence values and practices that bring those outcomes about.
This role is not just a paper exercise; it means leading and challenging engineering culture, working with teams across the organization. You will bring a passion for engineering excellence and open-source software, unifying agile approaches across multiple projects and teams. Under your leadership, teams will adopt and internalize these values as their own.
You will help define Canonical's ways of working by collaborating with engineering leadership to describe and implement continuous improvement processes and establish qualification requirements supporting engineering quality standards. You will define methods for measuring quality and use them to shape and sharpen engineering culture. Beyond Canonical, you will establish strategic relations with external working groups, committees, and partners.
You will join the industrial standards team at Canonical and work closely with company-wide engineering leadership to define and deliver this vision.
What We Are Looking For:
- Strong experience in engineering and process management in an agile environment
- Knowledge or certification of standards addressing quality of software artifacts such as ISO/IEC 25010 or ASPICE
- Passion for developing and growing people and teams with a proven track record
- Experience leading successful compliance and certification efforts, understanding the required process and stakeholder management
- Experience with Linux
Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring:
- Background as a software developer
- Experience in establishing product engineering development metrics and KPIs
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
What We Offer You:
- Competitive base pay, depending on geographical location, level of experience, knowledge, and skills
- Fully remote working environment
- Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Parental leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at 'sprints'
- Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
About Canonical:
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are shaping the world daily. We recruit globally and set a high standard for people joining the company. We are committed to excellence, believing that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds fosters a better work environment and better products.
Language Requirements:
- Proficiency in English (additional language skills may be beneficial but are not specified).
Location: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Remote)
Work Conditions: Full-time, Remote
