Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer
Canonical · Engineering · Senior · 20d ago
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“We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.”
Distributed across 75+ countries worldwide.
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- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- No home office or equipment budget mentioned.
- Annual retreat
- Teams meet two to four times annually for in-person sprints in various global locations.
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About the role
As a Senior SRE & GitOps Engineer in Canonical's Information Systems team, you will drive operational automation, GitOps practices, and Infrastructure as Code across private and public clouds. The role involves acting as an embedded technical lead, collaborating closely with IS architects, and directly operating and scaling services supporting millions of Ubuntu users. You will also test, improve, and provide critical feedback on Canonical's open-source products at scale.
What you'll do
- Drive GitOps adoption and automation development within the team as an embedded tech lead.
- Design and architect services that Information Systems can offer across the organization as products.
- Develop and expand Infrastructure as Code practices across private and public cloud environments.
- Maintain operational reliability and monitoring for core services, networks, and infrastructure using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch.
- Collaborate with globally distributed engineering and operations peers, carrying final responsibility for time-critical escalations.
What you bring
- Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code, modern hosting architectures, and cloud computing across private and public clouds.
- Strong Python software development experience on large-scale projects.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux servers and container orchestration systems like Kubernetes.
- Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, firewalls, and storage systems (e.g., Ceph, databases).
- Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or related engineering field, and full professional English communication skills.
About Canonical
Canonical is the publisher of Ubuntu and a leading provider of open-source software for enterprise, cloud, AI, and IoT markets. A pioneer in distributed work since 2004, the company employs over 1,200 people across more than 75 countries.
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