Senior Site Reliability​/Gitops Engineer

Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer

Join Canonical as a Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer and help us maintain and enhance the infrastructure that powers Ubuntu, used by over 60 million users worldwide.

The IS team at Canonical supports and maintains all of our IT production services. In this role you will drive automation, Git Ops, and infrastructure-as-code practices at scale, working across private and public clouds, and contributing to the continuous improvement of Canonical’s open‑source products.

• Drive the development of automation and Git Ops in your team as an embedded tech lead
• Collaborate closely with the IS architect to align solutions with the IS architecture vision
• Design and architect services that IS can offer to the organization as products
• Apply your IaC experience to develop and improve infrastructure-as-code practices within IS, continually increasing automation
• Automate software operations for re‑usability and consistency across private and public clouds, respecting distributed systems complexities
• Maintain operational responsibility for all of Canonical’s core services, networks, and infrastructure
• Develop skills in troubleshooting, capacity planning, and performance investigation; set up, maintain, and use observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch; design, implement, and maintain monitoring and alerting for various systems and services
• Provide assistance and work with globally distributed engineering, operations, and support peers
• Receive uninterrupted development time to focus on larger projects and automation of manual tasks
• Share experience, know‑how, and best practices with other team members in design sessions, mentorship, and collaborative work
• Carry final responsibility for time‑critical escalations

• Modern view on hosting architecture, driven by infrastructure-as-code across both private and public clouds
• Product mindset, thriving to develop products rather than solutions
• Python software development experience with large projects
• Experience working with Kubernetes or other container orchestration systems
• Proven exposure to managing and deploying cloud infrastructure with code
• Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls
• Affinity with various forms of Linux storage, from Ceph to databases
• Hands‑on experience administering enterprise Linux servers
• Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies
• Bachelor’s degree or greater, preferably in computer science or a related engineering field
• Clear and effective communication in English across email, chat, video, or voice calls
• Motivation to troubleshoot from kernel to web level and willing to seek help when appropriate
• Willingness to be flexible and learn new things quickly
• Inspiration by the needs of fast‑changing environments
• Comfortable working within distributed teams
• Passion and familiarity with open‑source, especially Ubuntu or Debian

• 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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• 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. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

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.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level –

Employment type:

Full‑time – Job function:
Engineering and Information Technology – Industries:
Software Development