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An exceptional opportunity for a competitive technology leader. This role is all about:
- Leading design and implementation of a next-generation private cloud
- Understanding best of breed Linux virtualization, containers, networking and storage
- Transforming private infrastructure for global leaders
- Defining micro clouds and edge cluster compute
If you have a passion for tech and business, deep familiarity with the open source stack from Linux to Github, and awareness of open source community practices, then you will love the product leadership team at Canonical.
This role encompasses leadership of our product plan and go-to-market for Linux virtualization, software-defined networking and storage. KVM, Ceph, OVS and related technologies enable sophisticated and large-scale compute operations. Canonical’s Ubuntu is the platform of choice for innovators building on this foundation, and we have created a dedicated role to lead our efforts in private cloud. The successful candidate will have a deep personal interest in Linux kernel, virtualisation, storage and networking, and an ability to articulate a comprehensive, integrated vision for these technologies.
The successful candidate will be multi-talented, with:
- A technical or science background and qualifications
- Insight into Linux virtualization, networking and storage technologies
- Software engineering experience
- Business and commercial interests
- Proven leadership and presentation skills
- Personal interests aligned with the field
- Awareness of Ubuntu and Canonical’s competition and opportunities
- Strong aptitude for data-driven decision-making
- Proven ability to write about technology and the tech landscape
You will need to demonstrate insights into:
- KVM and QEMU, Firecracker, RustVMM
- OVS, OVN and overlay network technologies like VXLAN and Geneve
- eBPF and related kernel capabilities
- Ceph and related storage technology
This role requires an analytical storyteller with a strong sense of message. We prefer graduate professionals with software engineering management experience who want to become business executives and entrepreneurs, to define product strategy and drive engagement.
Product leadership at Canonical is data-driven and content-centric. Product performance is closely measured and this team participates in regular reviews with company leadership. You will join a growing team and help shape the message across our suite of products. You will create effective content to engage sophisticated technical and commercial audiences, and work closely with marketing, media, engineering, sales, research, consulting, and training teams. You will also be accountable for product go-to-market execution, marketing collateral, case studies, training, and blog posts. You will be expected to deliver measurable lead-gen and awareness.
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Job Benefits:
- Progression - we hire for talent, passion, integrity and work ethic
- Remote work - fully distributed with regular team in-person events
- Open source and business - equally
- International - exceptional colleagues from anywhere
- Travel - we get together and meet customers in interesting places
- Retirement benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision
This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and project management to build a career with Canonical and drive the success with those leveraging Ubuntu and open source products. If you have an affinity for open source development, great communication skills, and a passion for technology, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
This role will provide technical account leadership and insight as part of the technical interface for our key enterprise accounts. It will also include day to day project management acting as the liaison between Canonical's engineering teams and Canonical's engineering clients. This is a high-profile Technical Project Management position where customer relationship management and advocacy for Canonical's technical assets are strategically crucial.
You will be responsible for facilitating customer-focused collaboration, team upskilling and driving innovation initiatives with the client. You will proactively evaluate client situations and drive client vision that could ultimately lead to additional revenue-generating business opportunities. You will assist in modernizing team structure to enable flexibility and improved responsiveness (increased deal velocity). You will follow team consistency and collaboration regarding SOW definition during delivery and commercial review process. You will support efforts to move to an Engagement model and serve as interface contact for business development and technical delivery teams.
You will be responsible for working with all stakeholders in development of a project statement of work (SoW), while identifying and making known to relevant parties, work items that were not initially part of the contract, requirement specifications or similar business documents between Canonical and their clients. You will be required to create, manage, and maintain project specific schedules ensuring projects are delivered within the time/resources/scope expectations. You will be responsible for managing multiple projects simultaneously. Finally, the role is responsible for managing the project through its life-cycle and ensuring that the overall goals for both Canonical and the client are met. Periodic international travel is required. Travel amount and duration will vary based on company and program requirements.
As a Project Manager you will own, drive and communicate the following responsibilities:
- Successful delivery of professional engineering services assigned projects.
- Assist in development of a project statement of work and RFI/RFP response.
- Actively participate in commercial reviews.
- Draft and maintain project specific schedules / project plans.
- Obtain client agreement to the project schedule and agreed upon work items.
- Ensure projects are delivered within the time/resources/scope expectations.
- Manage project risk mitigation and plans.
- Conduct weekly status meetings and quarterly business reviews with customers for assigned engineering projects. Customer status meetings will take the form of teleconferences and at times face to face meetings by exception.
- As needed, maintain daily communication with the client via email and other means.
- As needed, manage the delivery schedule of critical third party deliverables for the project Identify any and all engineering requests that are not part of an existing business contract
- Managing assigned projects through their life-cycles.
- Keep management informed of the status of assigned engineering projects.
- Effectively manage customer relationships for cutting-edge projects.
- Advocate to customers the appropriate technologies from Canonical's portfolio.
- The candidate will be expected to deliver upon a very broad range of Ubuntu based projects.
- The candidate will be expected to support different timezones and work non-traditional hours as required to support the assigned projects.
The successful Project Manager will have:
- Proven background in IT Cloud industry as a developer or development manager
- Demonstrates in-depth technical knowledge of Canonical products and services
- IT PM or technical consulting background, 3 to 5 years preferred
- Strong communication skills with ability to succinctly report and escalate
- In-depth business acumen
- Deep understanding of Linux, Opensource, and SoC enablement processes
- Knowledge of Ubuntu OpenStack, MAAS, and JuJu a plus
- Knowledge of Linux and the wider Open Source Software community
- Degree level education in a technology field
- Strong experience required of project management in a technology company
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally
- Fluent communications skills, both verbal and written, in English
- Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self motivation, delivering according to a schedule
- Strong technical negotiation skills
Nice to have:
- Project management experience on custom engineering projects
- PMP/PMI, or PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification
- Additional languages spoken and written fluently
About Canonical
Canonical is a growing, international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu -- the world’s #1 cloud operating system. Our mission is to realize the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organisations. Our services are helping businesses worldwide to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.
We offer:
- Learning and Development
- Annual Compensation Review
- Recognition Rewards
- Annual Leave
- Priority Pass for travel
- Flexible working option
Canonical believes a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world class software and services which meet the world’s computing needs. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
#LI-Remote #stack
Job Benefits:
- Progression - we hire for talent, passion, integrity and work ethic
- Remote work - fully distributed with regular team in-person events
- Open source and business - equally
- International - exceptional colleagues from anywhere
- Travel - we get together and meet customers in interesting places
- Retirement benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision
This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux to build a career with Canonical and drive the success with those leveraging Ubuntu and open source products. If you have an affinity for open source development and a passion for technology, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
The commercial systems engineering team's mission is seamless access and integration to Canonical services that provide added value to the already rich open-source universe. Building a combination of home-grown systems and integration with existing open-source technologies, off-the shelf SaaS and public cloud marketplaces, the team enables sales, operations, support and delivery at Canonical to scale.
As a member of the team and in cooperation with the sales operations team you will be challenged to identify, design and implement or improve internal business processes as well as improve reporting capabilities. As part of an established and fully remote team your daily tasks will be mostly focused on coding, reviewing, testing, delivery and maintenance of solutions in Salesforce. You will also be asked to provide guidance and consulting around services that are expected to integrate with Salesforce.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop business processes and workflows primarily in Salesforce
- Work with the team in an agile manner on design, implementation, testing and code reviews in an iterative manner
- Take ownership of the CI/CD pipeline of any APEX code and deployment to production
- Collaborate with other teams in Canonical to design business solutions.
- Evaluate off-the-shelf software and SaaS products that integrate with Salesforce
- Assist in meetings with internal stakeholders to help gather requirements and set priorities
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related engineering field
- 2+ years of experience as a software developer with Salesforce
- Experience in developing and maintaining robust code and testing.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to collaborate remotely with a diverse set of team members and stakeholders and remain highly motivated, productive, and organized
- Able to travel to international destinations is expected for 1 week at a time approximately 2-4 times per year. Locations in the last year have included New York, Seattle, London, Cape Town, Budapest, Berlin, Montreal, and Brussels.
About Canonical
Canonical is a growing, international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu -- the world’s #1 cloud operating system. Our mission is to realize the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organisations. Our services are helping businesses worldwide to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.
We offer:
- Learning and Development
- Annual Compensation Review
- Recognition Rewards
- Annual Leave
- Priority Pass for travel
- Flexible working option
Canonical believes a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world class software and services which meet the world’s computing needs. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
#LI-Remote #stack
Job Benefits:
- Progression - we hire for talent, passion, integrity and work ethic
- Remote work - fully distributed with regular team in-person events
- Open source and business - equally
- International - exceptional colleagues from anywhere
- Travel - we get together and meet customers in interesting places
- Retirement benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision
An exceptional opportunity for a competitive technology leader with deep experience in Linux. This role is about:
- shaping the Ubuntu Server experience for developers and administrators
- shaping the Ubuntu cloud instance experience on major public clouds
- defining the Ubuntu based Docker container experience
- articulating the benefits of Ubuntu as a server platform
If you have a passion for technology and business, an appreciation for open source, and good communications skills, then you will enjoy a product leadership role at Canonical.
Ubuntu has become the number one Linux on public cloud, the internet of things, and on developer workstations. We have created a dedicated role to lead the evolution of our server product and kernel, to define the next generation of devops platform and innovation. Every aspect of the Ubuntu server experience is your responsibility if you are successful in landing this opportunity.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience with Linux on servers and public clouds, and with the Linux kernel as a developer. An understanding of open source dynamics around Linux distributions and the kernel is essential. A vision for a better Linux experience - for every developer and administrator - is also essential.
The successful candidate will be multi-talented, with:
- A technical or science background and qualifications
- Software engineering experience
- Extensive experience with Linux on server and on public cloud
- Business and commercial interests
- Proven leadership and presentation skills
- Personal interests aligned with the field
- Awareness of Ubuntu and Canonical’s competition and opportunities
- Strong aptitude for data-driven decision-making
- Proven ability to write about technology and the tech landscape
This role requires an analytical storyteller with a strong sense of message. We prefer graduate professionals with software engineering management experience who want to become business executives and entrepreneurs, to define product strategy and drive engagement.
Product leadership at Canonical is data-driven and content-centric. Product performance is closely measured and this team participates in regular reviews with company leadership. You will join a growing team and help shape the message across our suite of products. You will create effective content to engage sophisticated technical and commercial audiences, and work closely with marketing, media, engineering, sales, research, consulting, and training teams. You will also be accountable for product go-to-market execution, marketing collateral, case studies, training, and blog posts. You will be expected to deliver measurable lead-gen and awareness.
#stack #LI-Remote
Job Benefits:
- Progression - we hire for talent, passion, integrity and work ethic
- Remote work - fully distributed with regular team in-person events
- Open source and business - equally
- International - exceptional colleagues from anywhere
- Travel - we get together and meet customers in interesting places
- Retirement benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision
This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and Customer Success to build a career with Canonical and drive the success with those leveraging Ubuntu and open source products. If you have an affinity for open source development and a passion for technology, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
No two days are the same in Support & Technical Services. We engage in challenging problems to solve, constantly pick each other’s brains and our minds are always abuzz with ideas for helping our customers to make the most of their Ubuntu systems. We are rapidly expanding and are looking for talented professionals with a passion for working on the next generation of Ubuntu solutions for our customers.
Role Description
Technical Account Managers in Canonical are key to servicing our enterprise customers and partners. This is not a sales role and the role serves as technical escalation point for our Enterprise class customers and partners within Canonical’s Support & Technical Services.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Assume direct responsibility and drive exceptional support provided to our customer base, with specific focus on assigned accounts.
- Gain understanding of our partner's technical infrastructure and environment, hardware, and/or product(s).
- Investigate issues reported by customers by doing your own research and involving others across the organisation as necessary.
- For assigned accounts manage support escalations and issue prioritisation, acting internally as a customer advocate.
- Contribute new articles and maintain existing knowledge base articles.
- On a rotation basis, be available for on-call support out of office hours.
- Ability to travel internationally up to 25% of the time.
- Capable of mounting a server in top of a standard datacentre racks.
Required Skills and Experience
- Minimum 5 years experience supporting Linux systems.
- Extensive experience with OpenStack, virtualization and other Cloud technologies.
- Advanced troubleshooting (up to application layer, including, core dump analysis and kernel dump analysis desirable).
- Demonstrable expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- Advanced storage (RAID, LVM, SAN, file system tuning, etc.)
- Advanced networking (bonding, firewalling, bridging, switching, network file system tuning, etc.)
- Clustering, cloud computing (provisioning, monitoring, orchestration, etc.)
- Linux integration with other environments (authentication/directory services, network file systems, etc.)
- CI/CD tooling
- Container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, etc)
- Development level and troubleshooting experience in at least 2 programming languages like Bash, C, Python, GO, etc .
- Experience managing customer relationships through consulting engagements, account management, or direct support.
- Experience with Ubuntu or Debian. Must be able to understand Ubuntu OS bugs and advise on next steps, acting as a generalist when necessary.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English as a minimum.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Debian packaging experience and knowledge of Ubuntu development processes.
- Direct experience with MAAS and Juju.
- Familiarity with Open Source process and community practices required as well as familiarity with Open Source business model desirable.
- Knowledge of Operating Systems other than Ubuntu.
- Fluency in languages other than English.
Canonical is a growing, international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu -- the world’s #1 cloud operating system. Our mission is to realize the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organisations. Our services are helping businesses worldwide to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.
We offer:
- Learning and Development
- Annual Compensation Review
- Recognition Rewards
- Annual Leave
- Priority Pass for travel
- Flexible working option
Canonical believes a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world class software and services which meet the world’s computing needs. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
#LI-Remote
#LI-ET1
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Job Benefits:
- Progression - we hire for talent, passion, integrity and work ethic
- Remote work - fully distributed with regular team in-person events
- Open source and business - equally
- International - exceptional colleagues from anywhere
- Travel - we get together and meet customers in interesting places
- Retirement benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision
This role is about:
- guiding the evolution of security offerings from Canonical and Ubuntu
- telling the story of Canonical's work to deliver secure platforms
- driving compliance and certification of Ubuntu
- engaging with the open source security community
- engaging with CISO and security practitioners
If you have a passion for technology and business, an appreciation of open source, and good communication skills, then you will enjoy a product leadership role at Canonical.
We place ever more trust in software and data security in our increasingly connected world. Canonical’s mission to deliver the world’s best open source platform comes with a responsibility to set the highest possible standard for software security, not only for the OS but also for the wide range of open source software that developers enjoy on top of Ubuntu. Our customers depend on Canonical to set the pace for systemic security capabilities and practices.
This role encompasses our security offerings, capabilities, roadmaps and strategy. The successful candidate will be deeply familiar with the security domain, from cryptography to defense in depth, and with the specifics of Linux and open source security requirements, threats, capabilities and practices. They will also be an articulate leader, able to influence engineers and business leads. This role requires an analytical storyteller with a strong sense of message. We prefer graduate professionals with software engineering management experience who want to become business executives and entrepreneurs, to define product strategy and drive engagement.
The successful candidate will be multi-talented, with:
- A technical or science background and qualifications
- Software engineering experience
- A personal interest in security capabilities, practices, issues, threats, strategies, policy
- Business and commercial interests
- Proven leadership and presentation skills
- Personal interests aligned with the field
- Awareness of Ubuntu and Canonical’s competition and opportunities
- Strong aptitude for data-driven decision-making
- Proven ability to write about technology and the tech landscape
Product leadership at Canonical is data-driven and content-centric. Product performance is closely measured and this team participates in regular reviews with company leadership. You will join a growing team and help shape the message across our suite of products. You will create effective content to engage sophisticated technical and commercial audiences, and work closely with marketing, media, engineering, sales, research, consulting, and training teams. You will also be accountable for product go-to-market execution, marketing collateral, case studies, training, and blog posts. You will be expected to deliver measurable lead-gen and awareness.
#stack #LI-Remote
Job Benefits:
- Progression - we hire for talent, passion, integrity and work ethic
- Remote work - fully distributed with regular team in-person events
- Open source and business - equally
- International - exceptional colleagues from anywhere
- Travel - we get together and meet customers in interesting places
- Retirement benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision
An exceptional opportunity for a competitive technology leader. This role is about redefining application management for both cloud-native and traditional Linux and Windows applications, on cloud and on-premise. You will need to show insights into:
- The Kubernetes operator pattern
- Redefining application management
- Devsecops principles and practices
- Application marketplaces
- Multi cloud operations
If you have a passion for tech and business, devops experience with Kubernetes, a desire to build better tools for developers, deep familiarity with the open source stack from Linux to Github, and awareness of open source community practices, then you will love the product leadership team at Canonical.
The successful candidate will be multi-talented, with:
- Cloud-native development and operations experience
- A technical or science background and qualifications
- Software engineering experience
- Business and commercial interests
- Proven leadership and presentation skills
- Personal interests aligned with the field
- Awareness of Ubuntu and Canonical’s competition and opportunities
- Aptitude for data-driven decision-making
- Proven ability to write about technology and the tech landscape
Juju is, in Kubernetes terms, an operator lifecycle manager. But it is far more than a K8s OLM, because it provides model-driven operations and it is able to bring the operator pattern to many more classes of application than just new cloud-native apps. We aim to enable faster, better application management for containerized workloads across K8s clusters, and the same for traditional Linux and Windows apps on multiple clouds and infrastructure.
This role requires an analytical storyteller with a strong sense of message. We prefer graduate professionals with software engineering management experience who want to become business executives and entrepreneurs, to define product strategy and drive engagement.
Product leadership at Canonical is data-driven and content-centric. Product performance is closely measured and this team participates in regular reviews with company leadership. You will join a growing team and help shape the message across our suite of products. You will create effective content to engage sophisticated technical and commercial audiences, and work closely with marketing, media, engineering, sales, research, consulting, and training teams. You will also be accountable for product go-to-market execution, marketing collateral, case studies, training, and blog posts. You will be expected to deliver measurable lead-gen and awareness.
#stack
Job Benefits:
- Progression - we hire for talent, passion, integrity and work ethic
- Remote work - fully distributed with regular team in-person events
- Open source and business - equally
- International - exceptional colleagues from anywhere
- Travel - we get together and meet customers in interesting places
- Retirement benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision
This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux to build a career with Canonical and drive the success with those leveraging Ubuntu and open source products. If you have an affinity for open source development and a passion for technology, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
Job Summary:
The IS Team at Canonical supports and maintains all of Canonical’s production services. Members of the team use real-life operational experiences to contribute to product improvements. The team is in charge of running services used by over 60 million Ubuntu users.
As an SRE you’ll be in a unique position to improve Canonical products and the Open-source technologies they’re based on. You’ll do this by providing critical feedback to developers on how their products operate at scale as well as writing code, submitting bugs, and working with other teams within the company. You will also be encouraged to develop and submit fixes and enhancements directly and to collaborate with development teams during the design and implementation phases.
You’ll be part of a global team of SREs that work together and support each other to provide the best possible services to our company, Canonical’s customers and the Ubuntu Community.
As a Site Reliability Engineer you will:
- Maintain operational responsibility for all of Canonical’s core services, networks, and infrastructure
- Develop new features and improve the resilience and scalability of the existing cloud and container portfolio at Canonical
- Automate operations for reuse across the worlds largest companies, taking into consideration the complexities of distributed systems
- Develop skills in troubleshooting, capacity planning, and performance analysis
- Collaborate with development teams to design service architecture, documentation, playbooks, policies and operational procedures
- Provide assistance and work with globally distributed engineering, operations, and support peers
- Be given uninterrupted software development time to focus on larger coding projects and automation of manual tasks
- Carry final responsibility for time-critical escalations
The successful Site Reliability Engineer candidate will have:
- Bachelor's degree or greater, preferably in computer science or related engineering field
- A passion for writing, sharing, and maintaining enterprise open-source software solutions
- Python software development experience, with large projects
- Strong modern engineering background (peer-review, unit testing, SCM, CI/CD, Agile)
- Preference for treating configuration as code and automating to reliably solve problems
- Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies
- Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls
- Hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux servers
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively in English over email, chat, video or voice calls and in-person
- Self-driven, 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
- Be challenged by the needs of fast-changing environments
- Happy to work within distributed teams
- Be passionate and familiarized about open-source, especially Ubuntu or Debian
About Canonical
Canonical is a growing, international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu -- the world’s #1 cloud operating system. Our mission is to realize the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organisations. Our services are helping businesses worldwide to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.
We offer:
- 100% Work-from-home
- Learning and Development
- Competitive Salary
- Recognition Rewards
- Annual Leave
- Priority Pass for travel
- Flexible working option
Canonical believes a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world class software and services which meet the world’s computing needs. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
#LI-Remote #stack
Job Benefits:
- Progression - we hire for talent, passion, integrity and work ethic
- Remote work - fully distributed with regular team in-person events
- Open source and business - equally
- International - exceptional colleagues from anywhere
- Travel - we get together and meet customers in interesting places
- Retirement benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision
This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and Cloud to build a career with Canonical and drive the success with those leveraging Ubuntu and open source products. If you have an affinity for open source development and a passion for technology, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
Work from Home within the EU (UK residents are not considered)
Cloud Engineer
Cloud engineers architect and run the leading cloud technologies on the market today and in the future. This includes OpenStack and Kubernetes for multi-cloud environments as well as automated infrastructure and service orchestration. The Cloud Operations Engineer is a Python software developer who focuses on building and operating efficient scalable infrastructure.
As a member of the team you will gain experience using a broad range of cloud technologies. We believe in dogfooding and you will get experience running clouds with the software we develop. Our clouds include future upgrades meaning you aren’t stuck working with old solutions. Canonical is a technology agnostic cloud leader, incorporating new solutions like Kubernetes as they become available staying up to date with the best open-source offerings.
About Canonical
Canonical is a growing, international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu -- the world’s #1 cloud operating system. Our mission is to realize the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organizations. Our services are helping businesses worldwide to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.
We offer:
- 100% Work-from-home
- Learning and Development
- Competitive Salary
- Recognition Rewards
- Annual Leave
- Priority Pass for travel
- Flexible working option
Requirements
- Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent degree
- Software Development experience with Python preferably with large/team projects
- Demonstrated drive for continual learning
- Experience developing applications for Linux
Nice to haves
- Experience with OpenStack or Kubernetes deployment or operation
- Hands-on experience administering Linux servers for personal or professional use
We hope that you’ll join us in helping to shape and build the future of free software together.
Canonical believes a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world class software and services which meet the world’s computing needs. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
#LI-Remote #stack
Job Benefits:
- Progression - we hire for talent, passion, integrity and work ethic
- Remote work - fully distributed with regular team in-person events
- Open source and business - equally
- International - exceptional colleagues from anywhere
- Travel - we get together and meet customers in interesting places
- Retirement benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision
This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux to build a career with Canonical and drive the success with those leveraging Ubuntu and open source products. If you have an affinity for open source development and a passion for technology, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
Job Summary:
The IS Team at Canonical supports and maintains all of Canonical’s production services. Members of the team use real-life operational experiences to contribute to product improvements. The team is in charge of running services used by over 60 million Ubuntu users.
As an SRE you’ll be in a unique position to improve Canonical products and the Open-source technologies they’re based on. You’ll do this by providing critical feedback to developers on how their products operate at scale as well as writing code, submitting bugs, and working with other teams within the company. You will also be encouraged to develop and submit fixes and enhancements directly and to collaborate with development teams during the design and implementation phases.
You’ll be part of a global team of SREs that work together and support each other to provide the best possible services to our company, Canonical’s customers and the Ubuntu Community.
As a Site Reliability Engineer you will:
- Maintain operational responsibility for all of Canonical’s core services, networks, and infrastructure
- Develop new features and improve the resilience and scalability of the existing cloud and container portfolio at Canonical
- Automate operations for reuse across the worlds largest companies, taking into consideration the complexities of distributed systems
- Develop skills in troubleshooting, capacity planning, and performance analysis
- Collaborate with development teams to design service architecture, documentation, playbooks, policies and operational procedures
- Provide assistance and work with globally distributed engineering, operations, and support peers
- Be given uninterrupted software development time to focus on larger coding projects and automation of manual tasks
- Carry final responsibility for time-critical escalations
The successful Site Reliability Engineer candidate will have:
- Bachelor's degree or greater, preferably in computer science or related engineering field
- A passion for writing, sharing, and maintaining enterprise open-source software solutions
- Python software development experience, with large projects
- Strong modern engineering background (peer-review, unit testing, SCM, CI/CD, Agile)
- Preference for treating configuration as code and automating to reliably solve problems
- Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies
- Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls
- Hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux servers
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively in English over email, chat, video or voice calls and in-person
- Self-driven, 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
- Be challenged by the needs of fast-changing environments
- Happy to work within distributed teams
- Be passionate and familiarized about open-source, especially Ubuntu or Debian
About Canonical
Canonical is a growing, international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu -- the world’s #1 cloud operating system. Our mission is to realize the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organisations. Our services are helping businesses worldwide to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.
We offer:
- 100% Work-from-home
- Learning and Development
- Competitive Salary
- Recognition Rewards
- Annual Leave
- Priority Pass for travel
- Flexible working option
Canonical believes a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world class software and services which meet the world’s computing needs. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
#LI-Remote #stack
Job Benefits:
- Progression - we hire for talent, passion, integrity and work ethic
- Remote work - fully distributed with regular team in-person events
- Open source and business - equally
- International - exceptional colleagues from anywhere
- Travel - we get together and meet customers in interesting places
- Retirement benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision