Engineering Manager for IAM (Identity and Access Management)

Canonical; Oklahoma City (OK); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Canonical is seeking an Engineering Manager for IAM to lead the development of secure identity and access management solutions. This remote role requires significant software development experience, expertise in Go and Python, and strong leadership skills to manage high-performance teams. The position offers a distributed work environment and an annual learning budget.

Benefits

Biannual in-person team sprints

Annual learning and development budget of USD 2,000

Performance reviews and compensation adjustments

Recognition rewards and holiday leave

Wellness programs and travel opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant software development experience, especially in Go and Python.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container technologies.
• Strong focus on software design, performance, and security.

Responsibilities

• Define product technical vision and manage team backlog.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor team members.
• Design software and write high-quality code and tests.

Skills

Leadership

Go

Python

Kubernetes

Security

Performance

Distributed Systems

IAM Technologies

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Technical undergraduate degree

Excellent academic record

Job description

Engineering Manager for IAM (Identity and Access Management)

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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, and industry leaders across sectors. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with a distributed team of over 1200 colleagues in 75+ countries.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager for IAM to develop high-performing Go and Python services and secure identity and access management solutions used across all our products. This includes Ubuntu One SSO, Juju, LXD, and MAAS. You will help shape the future of identity management at Canonical, working with open source projects and internal teams to deliver scalable, secure software deployable on bare metal, cloud, and Kubernetes.

The ideal candidate will have significant software development experience, Kubernetes expertise, and a strong focus on software design, performance, and security. Responsibilities include defining product technical vision, managing team backlog, code reviews, mentoring, designing software, writing high-quality code and tests, documentation, and troubleshooting.

You will collaborate with industry-leading teams, utilize our Kubernetes-based observability stack, and participate in open source events and webinars.

Location

This role is remote within the EMEA or AMER regions.

What We Are Looking For

• Proven leadership in hiring and managing high-performance software teams
• Experience with Go and Python development
• Ability to design and implement complex distributed systems
• Experience with container tech and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of security and performance in software/infrastructure
• Experience operating large-scale distributed systems
• Knowledge of IAM technologies (desirable but not essential)
• Excellent academic record from high school and university
• Technical undergraduate degree or compelling alternative narrative
• Excellent English communication and presentation skills
• Interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, accountability
• Willingness to travel internationally twice a year for up to two weeks

What We Offer

• Distributed work environment with biannual in-person team sprints
• Annual learning and development budget of USD 2,000
• Performance reviews and compensation adjustments
• Recognition rewards, holiday leave, parental leave
• Wellness programs and assistance, travel opportunities, travel upgrades

About Canonical

Canonical pioneers open source, publishing Ubuntu, a key platform for AI, IoT, and cloud. We hire globally to high standards, fostering innovation, learning, and excellence. Most colleagues work remotely, embracing the future of work.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We promote diversity and are committed to a workplace free from discrimination. All applications are considered fairly regardless of background or identity.