Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Canonical

We are hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to lead next‑gen operations at scale, building pure Python infra‑as‑code from bare metal to containers and applications.

As a cloud operations engineer you will: develop and run open‑source infrastructure work, practise devsecops from bare metal to application, architect and run Open Stack, Kubernetes and software‑defined storage, enable devsecops for applications, drive upgrades, and work in a high‑pressure, mission‑critical environment.

• Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science
• Experience with Linux and familiarity with Linux networking and storage
• Python software development expertise
• Operational experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

• Experience with Open Stack or Kubernetes deployment or operations
• Familiarity with public or private cloud management

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. We publish Ubuntu, the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, and we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

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.