Engineering Manager for IAM (Identity and Access Management)

Canonical Group Ltd; México; A distancia; MXN 1,874,000 - 2,812,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading open-source technology firm is seeking an Engineering Manager for IAM to lead the development of identity management solutions. This remote position requires expertise in Go and Python, along with a passion for distributed systems. The ideal candidate will manage a high-performing team and define the technical vision for innovative software. Strong communication skills and the ability to travel internationally are essential. Join us in shaping the future of identity management.

Servicios

Distributed work environment

Personal learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Opportunity to travel to new locations

Travel upgrades for long-haul company events

Formación

• Proven experience hiring and leading a high-performance software engineering team.
• Experience with Go and Python software development.
• Ability to design and implement complex distributed systems.
• Experience with container technology and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of software/infrastructure security and performance.
• Knowledge of identity and access management technologies and standards is desirable but not essential.
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year.

Responsabilidades

• Build high-performing Go and Python services for identity management.
• Collaborate with product management to define the technical vision.
• Manage the team backlog and review code.
• Help troubleshoot issues and design software.

Conocimientos

Hiring and leading a high-performance software engineering team

Go and Python software development

Designing complex distributed systems

Container technology and Kubernetes

Software/infrastructure security and performance

Knowledge of IAM technologies and standards

Professional written and spoken English

Excellent interpersonal skills

Curiosity, flexibility, and accountability

Ability to travel internationally

Educación

Undergraduate degree in a technical subject

Descripción del empleo

Engineering Manager for IAM (Identity and Access Management)

Remote role based in the Americas or EMEA. Home-based options available.

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 breakthrough enterprise initiatives across public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world\'s leading public cloud and silicon providers. The company operates with a global, distributed model and emphasizes in-person alignment 2–4 times per year in interesting locations around the world. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager for IAM (Identity and Access Management) to build high-performing Go and Python services and secure identity and access management solutions used across Canonical products. From Ubuntu One SSO to Juju, LXD and MAAS, your team will shape how Canonical users, clients and community members access their favorite open source applications. This is an opportunity for a software engineering manager with a passion for distributed systems operations to help transform the future of identity management at Canonical. Experience in IAM is desirable but not required. You will work with upstream open source projects alongside internal teams to deliver high-quality software deployable on bare metal, public cloud and Kubernetes.

As the IAM engineering manager you will bring significant software development experience, Kubernetes knowledge and a keen eye for software design, performance and security. You will collaborate with product management to define the technical vision for the products, manage the team backlog, review code and coach junior team members.

You will be involved in all aspects of the software development process: design software, write high-quality code and tests, provide insightful code reviews, write documentation and help troubleshoot issues.

In addition to engineering, you will work with industry-leading teams inside Canonical, ensuring your work is backed by robust data stores and highly observable through our Kubernetes-based Observability stack. You will engage with broader open source communities, participating in hackfests, webinars and conferences.

Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA or AMER regions.

What we are looking for in you

• Proven experience hiring and leading a high-performance software engineering team
• Experience with Go and Python software development
• Ability to design and implement complex distributed systems
• Experience with container technology and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of software/infrastructure security and performance
• Knowledge of identity and access management technologies and standards is desirable but not essential
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about an alternative path
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility and accountability
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

What we offer colleagues

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
• Personal learning and development budget
• 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
• Travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, we are a key platform for AI, IoT, and cloud initiatives. We recruit on a global basis and set high standards for new colleagues. Most team members have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working at Canonical is a forward-looking experience that challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer