Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Canonical; Trois-Rivières; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Canonical is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join their globally remote team. This role focuses on next-generation operations at scale, utilizing Python and devsecops practices. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science and experience with Linux. Canonical offers a distributed work environment, a learning budget, and opportunities for international travel.

Benefits

Distributed work environment with biannual in-person team sprints

USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunities for travel and meeting colleagues

Travel perks for company events

Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science.
• Experience with Linux, including networking and storage.
• Operational experience in a high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

• Apply Python skills to operations, practicing devsecops.
• Architect and operate OpenStack, Kubernetes, and software-defined storage.
• Gain experience across a broad range of cloud technologies.

Skills

Python software development

Linux

Networking

Storage

Interpersonal skills

Curiosity

Flexibility

Accountability

Education

Degree in Software Engineering

Degree in Computer Science

Job description

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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 enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include top public cloud and silicon providers, as well as industry leaders across sectors. We are a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and few office-based roles. Teams meet a few times a year in interesting locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer

We focus on next-generation operations at scale, utilizing Python infrastructure-as-code, from bare metal to containers and applications. Our goal is to perfect enterprise infrastructure devops.

We operate hundreds of private clouds, Kubernetes, and application clusters for global customers, pushing automation boundaries with a universal operator pattern and model-driven operations.

Success in this role requires viewing automation as a software engineering problem, adopting a scientific approach driven by metrics and code, and being able to learn the entire stack, from networking and kernels to serverless and open source applications.

Location: Globally remote role

The role entails

Our cloud engineers apply Python skills and rigour to operations, practicing devsecops from bare metal to applications. We architect and operate OpenStack, Kubernetes, and software-defined storage, enabling devsecops for applications on that infrastructure.

To join this team, you should be a Python-fluent software engineer, interested in the full open source infrastructure stack, and capable of working under high pressure with mission-critical services for global clients.

In this role, you will gain experience across a broad range of cloud technologies, staying current with open source infrastructure advancements and helping to upgrade solutions for our customers.

What we are looking for in you

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

Nice-to-have skills

• Experience with OpenStack or Kubernetes deployment/operations
• Familiarity with cloud management (public or private)

What we offer colleagues

• Distributed work environment with biannual in-person team sprints
• USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards, holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunities for travel and meeting colleagues in new locations
• Travel perks for company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering open source tech firm, publisher of Ubuntu, and leader in AI, IoT, and cloud platforms. We hire globally and maintain high standards for new hires. Working here is a forward-looking experience that encourages innovation, learning, and growth.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We value diversity and are committed to fair application processes for all backgrounds and identities.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and IT

Industries

• Software Development