Remote Senior SRE: Python-driven Cloud & OpenStack

Canonical Ltd.

Dubai

Remote

AED 441,000 - 698,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Twice-yearly in-person team sprints
USD 2,000 learning budget per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Travel opportunities to meet teams
Travel upgrades for long-haul events

Job summary

Canonical is hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to shape next-gen cloud operations. You will apply Python to infra-as-code, automate deployments, and oversee OpenStack, Kubernetes, and software-defined storage across global environments.

A truly remote role with international travel expectations supports a 24/7 operations mindset and high-availability services. You will join a distributed team that values automation, metrics-driven decisions, and learning across the stack—from metal to

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

  • Develop Python-based infra-as-code and automation for large-scale cloud infrastructure.
  • Architect and operate OpenStack, Kubernetes, and software-defined storage.
  • Enable devsecops for applications on the infrastructure and manage mission-critical services for global customers.

Skills

Python
Linux
OpenStack
Kubernetes
Operational experience
Travel internationally
Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

OpenStack
Kubernetes
Cloud management

Job description

Canonical is hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to shape next-gen cloud operations. You will apply Python to infra-as-code, automate deployments, and oversee OpenStack, Kubernetes, and software-defined storage across global environments.

A truly remote role with international travel expectations supports a 24/7 operations mindset and high-availability services. You will join a distributed team that values automation, metrics-driven decisions, and learning across the stack—from metal to

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