Site Reliability Engineer

Overview

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Location : Globally remote role.

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 IoT. We run hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes clusters, and applications for customers across both physical and public cloud estates. We identify and address incidents, monitor and observe applications, anticipate potential issues, and enable product refinement to achieve high-quality standards in our open source portfolio.

What we are looking for in you

We are seeking a software engineer fluent in Python with a genuine interest in the full open source infrastructure stack from bare metal to containers, and the ability to work in operations with mission-critical services for global brand-name customers. You should have a strong background in Linux, Python, networking, and knowledge of how clouds work. You will be trained in core technologies such as OpenStack, Kubernetes, security standards, and open source products like Kubeflow, Kafka, OpenSearch, databases, and others. Automation is treated as a software engineering problem, driven by metrics and code.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and run OpenStack, Kubernetes, storage solutions, and open source applications, applying DevOps practices.
• Identify and address incidents, monitor and observe applications, anticipate potential issues, and enable product refinement.
• Work across the entire stack, from bare-metal networking and kernel to Kubernetes and open source applications.
• Engage in a model-driven, automated approach to operating infrastructure at scale.

What we are looking for in you (minimum qualifications)

Bonus skills

What we offer colleagues

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, we recruit on a global basis and set high standards for people joining the company. Most colleagues have worked from home since 2004. Working here challenges 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 creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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