Senior GitOps & SRE Engineer — Automation Lead

Canonical Ltd.; Dubai; Remote; AED 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed work environment with team

Learning budget USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Wellness platform and support program

Travel to company events

Job summary

Canonical is hiring a Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer to drive automation and IaC across private and public clouds. You will work with an embedded tech lead to design scalable services and improve open-source ecosystems like Ubuntu.

The role involves collaborating with the IS team, maintaining core services, and expanding observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch. You will join a globally distributed team, engage in productive architecture discussions, and contribute

Qualifications

• Modern view on hosting architecture driven by IaC across private and public clouds.
• Product mindset focused on building reusable products.
• Experience with Python development on large projects.
• Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration systems.
• Proven exposure to deploying cloud infrastructure with code.
• Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing and firewalls.
• Familiarity with Linux storage options, including Ceph and databases.
• Hands-on administration of enterprise Linux servers.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and technologies.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS or related field.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication.
• Willingness to learn quickly and adapt to changing environments.
• Passion for open source, especially Ubuntu or Debian.

Responsibilities

• Drive automation and GitOps efforts as an embedded tech lead.
• Collaborate with IS architect to align solutions with the IS vision.
• Design and package IS offerings as repeatable products.
• Advance IaC practices to automate more infrastructure.
• Automate software operations across private/public clouds for consistency.
• Maintain operational ownership of Canonical's core services and networks.
• Enhance observability with Prometheus, Grafana and Elasticsearch.
• Support globally distributed engineering, operations and support teams.
• Manage time-critical escalations when needed.
• Share knowledge through design reviews and mentoring.

Skills

Python

Kubernetes

Cloud infrastructure with code

Linux networking

Linux servers

Open-source familiarity (Ubuntu/Debian

Communication in English

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS or related engineering field

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Elasticsearch

Job description

Canonical is hiring a Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer to drive automation and IaC across private and public clouds. You will work with an embedded tech lead to design scalable services and improve open-source ecosystems like Ubuntu.

The role involves collaborating with the IS team, maintaining core services, and expanding observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch. You will join a globally distributed team, engage in productive architecture discussions, and contribute