About Canonical
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 breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and Io T.
Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors.
The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles.
Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
We are founder‑led, profitable and growing.
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
We are hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to drive next‑gen operations at scale, with pure Python infra‑as‑code, from bare metal to containers and applications.
Our goal is to perfect enterprise infrastructure devops.
Location: Globally remote role.
Responsibilities
Enterprise cloud operations for hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes, and application clusters for customers across physical and public cloud estates.
Architecture and operation of Open Stack, Kubernetes, and software‑defined storage.
Enable devsecops for applications running on that infrastructure.
Drive automation through a universal operator pattern and model‑driven operations.
Qualifications
Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science.
Experience with Linux, Linux networking, and storage.
Python software development expertise.
Operational experience.
Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long.
Nice‑to‑have skills
Experience with Open Stack or Kubernetes deployment or operations.
Familiarity with public or private cloud management.
Benefits
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide.
We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance.
In addition to base pay, we offer a performance‑driven annual bonus or commission.
We provide all team members with additional benefits that reflect our values and ideals and balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person.
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
Annual compensation review.
Recognition rewards.
Annual holiday leave.
Maternity and paternity leave.
Employee Assistance Programme.
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer.
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination.
Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products.
Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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