Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Join Canonical’s leading open source software and operating systems platform as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer.

Overview

Canonical is a global provider of open source software and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud. Our team runs hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes and application clusters for customers across the physical and public cloud estate, raising the bar on automation and operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain infrastructure automation and operations across bare metal, OpenStack, Kubernetes and software defined storage using pure Python infra‑as‑code.
• Drive automation and model‑driven operations to deliver reliable services for global enterprise customers.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to plan and execute deployments, upgrades and incident response.
• Own the entire stack from networking and storage to containers and serverless, applying a scientific, metrics‑driven approach.
• Travel internationally as needed (up to twice a year for 2‑week events).

Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux and networking, storage, and system administration.
• Python software development expertise and automation mindset.
• Operational experience with cloud, Kubernetes or OpenStack deployments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long.

Nice to have

• Experience with OpenStack or Kubernetes deployment or operations.
• Familiarity with public or private cloud management.

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review and performance‑driven bonus/commission.
• Recognition rewards, annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme, Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination.