Senior Python SRE — Cloud DevOps, Remote Worldwide

Canonical Ltd.; Riyadh; Remote; SAR 450,000 - 675,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team sprints

Learning budget

Compensation review

Recognition rewards

Holiday leave

Parental leave

Employee assistance

Travel opportunities

Priority Pass

Job summary

Canonical is hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join a globally remote team. You will apply Python software engineering principles to automate and manage large-scale infrastructure, spanning metal, cloud, containers, and applications.

The role emphasizes devsecops, metrics-driven operations, and learning across the stack. You will collaborate across OpenStack, Kubernetes, and software-defined storage domains, ensuring reliable, scalable services for global customers and partners.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Architect and run OpenStack, Kubernetes and software defined storage.
• Enable devsecops for applications on this infrastructure.
• Work in a high-pressure operations environment with mission-critical services.
• Stay current with latest cloud technologies and capabilities.
• Drive automation, metrics, and code-driven operations across the stack.

Skills

Python

Linux

Networking

Operational experience

Travel internationally

Education

Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

OpenStack

Kubernetes

Job description

Canonical is hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join a globally remote team. You will apply Python software engineering principles to automate and manage large-scale infrastructure, spanning metal, cloud, containers, and applications.

The role emphasizes devsecops, metrics-driven operations, and learning across the stack. You will collaborate across OpenStack, Kubernetes, and software-defined storage domains, ensuring reliable, scalable services for global customers and partners.