Description:

This role is an opportunity for a hands-on, but literally hands-off, technologist with a passion for Linux to build a career with Canonical and drive the success with those leveraging Ubuntu and open source products.
The IS team at Canonical supports and maintains all of Canonical’s IT production services, running services used by over 60 million Ubuntu users.
As an SRE & Gitops engineer, you will drive operations automation in both private and public clouds using open source infrastructure as code software and CI/CD pipelines.
You will define infrastructure as code and provide critical feedback to developers on Canonical products and open-source technologies.
You will collaborate with a global team of SREs to provide the best possible services to Canonical’s customers and the Ubuntu Community.
Responsibilities include developing infrastructure as code practices, automating software operations, maintaining operational responsibility for core services, and collaborating with development teams.

Requirements:

A deep experience of, and knowledge to define operations in code, using version control, peer review, and CI/CD to roll out changes to applications and infrastructure is required.
A strong modern engineering background including peer-review, unit testing, SCM, CI/CD, and Agile methodologies is necessary.
Python software development experience with large projects is essential.
Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls is required.
An affinity with various forms of Linux storage, from Ceph to Databases, is needed.
Hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux servers is necessary.
Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies is required.
A Bachelor's degree or greater, preferably in computer science or a related engineering field, is needed.
Clear and effective communication in English over various platforms is essential.
A motivated individual who can troubleshoot from kernel to web and is willing to ask others when appropriate is required.
A willingness to be flexible and learn new things quickly is necessary.
Passion for open-source, especially Ubuntu or Debian, is essential.

The position offers a fully remote working environment, as Canonical has been remote since 2004.
A personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum is provided.
An annual compensation review is included.
Recognition rewards are offered for outstanding performance.
Annual holiday leave and parental leave are part of the benefits package.
An Employee Assistance Programme is available for support.
Opportunities to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’ are provided.
A Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long-haul company events is included.