Senior SRE & GitOps Engineer: Automation Lead (Cloud)

Canonical Ltd.; Auckland; Remote; NZD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget

Annual compensation review

Holiday leave

Paternity leave

Wellness platform

Travel opportunities

Assistance program

Job summary

Canonical is seeking a Senior Site Reliability / GitOps Engineer to drive operations automation across private and public clouds. You’ll work in a globally distributed team and contribute to open-source software and Ubuntu-based platforms.

You will design and implement infrastructure as code, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and scale of Canonical’s IT production services used by millions.

Qualifications

• A modern view on hosting architecture, driven by infrastructure as code across both private and public clouds.
• A product mindset thriving to develop products rather than just solutions.
• Python software development experience, with large projects.
• Experience working with Kubernetes or other container orchestration systems.
• Proven exposure to manage and deploy cloud infrastructure with code.
• Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls.
• Affinity with Linux storage forms, 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 CS or related engineering.
• Clear, effective English communication via email, chat, video, or in person.
• Willingness to troubleshoot from kernel to web and ask for help when needed.
• Flexible and quick to learn in fast-changing environments.
• Be inspired by distributed teams and open-source, especially Ubuntu/Debian.

Responsibilities

• Drive automation development and GitOps in the team as an embedded tech lead.
• Collaborate with IS architect to align solutions with the IS vision.
• Design and architect services as products IS can offer to the organization.
• Advance IaC practices to increase automation and improve IaC processes.
• Automate software operations for reuse and consistency across clouds.
• Maintain operational responsibility for Canonical’s core services and infra.
• Develop skills in troubleshooting, capacity planning, and performance analysis with observability tools.
• Support globally distributed engineering, operations, and support peers.
• Provide time for larger projects and automation of manual tasks.
• Share knowledge through design sessions, mentorship, and collaborative work.
• Carry final responsibility for time-critical escalations.

Skills

Python development

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Linux networking

Linux storage

Open source / Ubuntu

Troubleshooting

Distributed teams

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related engineering

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Elasticsearch

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Canonical is seeking a Senior Site Reliability / GitOps Engineer to drive operations automation across private and public clouds. You’ll work in a globally distributed team and contribute to open-source software and Ubuntu-based platforms.

You will design and implement infrastructure as code, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and scale of Canonical’s IT production services used by millions.