Senior Cloud Automation Specialist

Senior Site Reliability Engineer Opportunity

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. We are changing the world of software by publishing Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud.

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• We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join our Information Systems (IS) team.">
• This role offers an opportunity for an automation-first senior technologist with a passion for Linux to build a career with us and drive success with those leveraging our products.">

The IS team at Canonical supports and maintains all of our IT production services, used by over 60 million users.

In this position, you will be in a unique position to drive operations automation to the next level, both in our private clouds as well as in public clouds.

You will define infrastructure as code, improve our products and open-source technologies by providing critical feedback to developers, and collaborate on design and implementations with other teams within the company.

You will also be part of a global team of SREs that work together and support each other to provide the best possible services to our company, customers, and the community.

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• Drive the development of automation and Gitops in your team as an embedded tech lead.">
• Closely collaborate with the IS architect to align your solutions with the IS architecture vision.">
• Design and architect services that IS can offer to the organization as products.">
• Apply your experience of IaC to develop infrastructure as code practice within IS by constantly increasing automation and improving IaC processes.">
• Automate software operations for re-usability and consistency across private and public clouds.">
• Maintain operational responsibility for all of our core services, networks, and infrastructure.">
• Develop skills in troubleshooting, capacity planning, and performance investigation, and use observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch.">
• Provide assistance and work with globally distributed engineering, operations, and support peers.">
• Be given uninterrupted development time to focus on larger projects and automation of manual tasks.">
• Share your experience, know-how, and best practices with other team members.">
• Carry final responsibility for time-critical escalations.">

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• A modern view on hosting architecture driven by infrastructure as code across both private and public clouds.">
• A product mindset thriving to develop products rather than solutions.">
• Python software development experience with large projects.">
• Experience working with Kubernetes or other container orchestration systems.">
• Proven exposure to manage and deploy cloud infrastructure with code.">
• Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls.">
• Affinity with various forms of Linux storage.">
• Hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux servers.">
• Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies.">
• Bachelor's degree or greater preferably in computer science or related engineering field.">
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively in English over email, chat, video, or voice calls.">
• Motivated and able to troubleshoot from kernel to web and willing to ask others when appropriate.">
• A willingness to be flexible and able to learn new things quickly.">
• Happy to work within distributed teams.">
• Passionate about open-source, especially Ubuntu or Debian.">

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• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person.">
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2000 per year.">
• Annual compensation review.">
• Recognition rewards.">
• Annual holiday leave.">
• Maternity and paternity leave.">
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform.">
• Opportunity to travel to meet colleagues.">