over 1 year ago
Responsibilities
- Develop infrastructure-as-code practices and continuously improve automation and IaC processes.
- Automate software operations for consistent, reusable deployment across private and public clouds.
- Develop features and improve the resilience and scalability of Canonical’s cloud and container portfolio.
- Maintain operational responsibility for core services, networks, and infrastructure.
- Set up, maintain, and use Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, and other observability tools for monitoring and alerting.
- Collaborate with development teams on service architecture, documentation, playbooks, policies, and operational procedures.
- Support globally distributed engineering, operations, and support peers.
- Work on larger automation projects, share knowledge through mentoring and design sessions, and carry final responsibility for time-critical escalations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or greater, preferably in computer science or a related engineering field.
- Deep experience defining operations in code with version control, peer review, and CI/CD for application and infrastructure changes.
- Strong modern engineering background including peer review, unit testing, source control management, and CI/CD.
- Large-project Python software development experience.
- Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls.
- Knowledge of Linux storage technologies, including Ceph and databases.
- Hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux servers.
- Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies.
- Ability to troubleshoot from the kernel through the web and communicate clearly in English.
- Familiarity with open-source technologies, especially Ubuntu or Debian, and willingness to work effectively in distributed, fast-changing environments.
Benefits
- Fully remote working environment.
- Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum.
- Annual compensation review and recognition rewards.
- Annual holiday leave, parental leave, and Employee Assistance Programme.
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at company sprints.
- Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.
About Canonical
Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, provides open source security, support and services. Our portfolio covers critical systems, from the smallest devices to the largest clouds, from the kernel to containers, from databases to AI. With customers that include top tech brands, emerging startups, governments and home users, Canonical delivers trusted open source for everyone.