Remote Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer

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:

• You must have deep experience in defining operations in code, using version control, peer review, and CI/CD to roll out changes to applications and infrastructure.
• A strong modern engineering background, including peer-review, unit testing, SCM, CI/CD, and Agile methodologies is required.
• Python software development experience with large projects is necessary.
• Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls is essential.
• You should have an affinity with various forms of Linux storage, from Ceph to Databases.
• Hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux servers is required.
• Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies is necessary.
• A Bachelor's degree or greater, preferably in computer science or a related engineering field, is required.
• You must be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English across various platforms.
• A motivated attitude towards troubleshooting from kernel to web and a willingness to learn new things quickly is essential.
• You should be inspired by the needs of fast-changing environments and be happy to work within distributed teams.
• A passion for and familiarity with open-source, especially Ubuntu or Debian, is required.

Benefits:

• 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.
• There is an annual compensation review and recognition rewards.
• Employees receive annual holiday leave and parental leave.
• An Employee Assistance Programme is available for all team members.
• There is an opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’.
• Employees receive a Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.