Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Overview

Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Canonical (remote).

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 cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. We employ 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries with few office-based roles.

The role involves next-gen operations at scale, with Python infra-as-code, from bare metal to containers and applications. Our goal is to perfect enterprise infrastructure devops and to raise the bar on automation through a universal operator pattern and model-driven operations.

Location : Globally remote role.

What we are looking for in you

To succeed in this role you need to believe in automation as a software engineering problem, be interested in the scientific approach to operations at scale driven by metrics and code, and be able to learn the entire stack from bare metal networking and kernel up to serverless and open source applications. You should be a software engineer fluent in Python, have a genuine interest in the full open source infrastructure stack from metal to containers, and be able to work in a high-pressure operations environment with mission-critical services for global brand-name customers.

Responsibilities

• Bring Python software-engineering rigor to the operations domain.
• Architect and run OpenStack, Kubernetes and software-defined storage; enable devsecops for applications on that infrastructure.
• Work in a DevSecOps culture across bare metal to application layers.
• Gain experience across a broad range of cloud technologies and stay current with the latest capabilities in open source infrastructure.
• Drive upgrades to keep customers on the latest, best solutions.

Requirements

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What we offer

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a high standard for people joining the company. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

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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