Site Reliability​/Gitops Engineer

Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer

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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Canonical has 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and operates almost entirely as a remote‑first organization.

Location: Remote (any timezone).

• Apply your expertise in infrastructure as code to develop and enhance Canonical's IaC practices, automating software operations across private and public clouds.
• Develop new features and improve the resilience and scalability of Canonical’s cloud and container portfolio.
• Maintain operational responsibility for Canonical’s core services, networks, and infrastructure.
• Set up, maintain, and use observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch; design and maintain monitoring and alerting for various systems and services.
• Collaborate with development teams to design service architecture, documentation, playbooks, policies, and operational procedures.
• Provide assistance and work with globally distributed engineering, operations, and support peers.
• Dedicate uninterrupted development time for large projects and automation of manual tasks.
• Share knowledge and best‑practice experiences with team members during design sessions, mentorship, and collaborative work.
• Carry final responsibility for time‑critical escalations.

• Deep experience in defining operations in code, using version control, peer review, and CI/CD to roll out changes to applications and infrastructure.
• Solid modern engineering background, including peer review, unit testing, SCM, CI/CD, and Agile practices.
• Python software development experience with large projects.
• Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls.
• Familiarity with multiple Linux storage solutions, 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 related engineering field.
• Strong communication skills in English across email, chat, video, and voice.
• Motivated to troubleshoot from kernel to web and willing to seek help when needed.
• Flexibility and quick learning in fast‑changing environments.
• Passionate about open‑source, especially Ubuntu or Debian.

Canonical fosters 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.